Dry Van Dispatch Services

What does a dry van dispatch service do?

A dry van dispatch service finds your loads, negotiates the rate and handles the paperwork, so you can keep driving. Your dispatcher works for you, under your authority as an independent owner-operator.

Candor Trucking is an independent, virtual dispatch agency, not a freight broker and not a motor carrier. You run under your own MC/DOT authority, insurance and safety rating.

Open deck (flatbed, step deck, conestoga and hotshot) is our specialty, alongside our full lineup of truck dispatching services by equipment. Dry van, reefer and box truck get the same fee model, the same accessorial push and the same broker screening. You reach us by phone or email.

What does dry van dispatching with Candor Trucking include?

We handle the load side. You keep your authority, your decisions and your money.

• Equipment intake: trailer length, payload, preferred lanes and rate minimum submitted through our carrier intake form.
• Load finding matched to your trailer and lanes.
• Rate negotiation. We push, you decide.
• Accessorials: we push for detention, TONU and layover on the rate con before you roll.
• Broker credit screening and broker packets.
• Rate con review and check calls.
• Detention and TONU tracking.
• Billing packets: signed BOL, rate con and invoice, ready for factoring or direct invoicing.

No forced dispatch: you approve every load, rate con and route. Terms live in a written Carrier Dispatch Agreement with zero setup or cancellation fees. See how onboarding unfolds on our how dispatch works page.

What lanes and freight does a dry van dispatcher book?

A dry van dispatcher books enclosed freight on the lanes you choose. You tell us where you want to run, where you won't, and what your rate minimum is.

Dry van usually hauls palletized and boxed freight: consumer goods, packaged food, retail merchandise and packaging.

Whether you are comparing a dedicated dispatch service vs load board self-booking or running contract lanes, we build the week around your chosen freight corridors. Some drivers want short regional runs that get them home, while others want long-haul triangles.

We don't promise a rate per mile, a weekly gross or a load count. Rates move with the market. Explore our carrier case studies to see how disciplined booking protects revenue across rate cycles.

Dock reality: appointments, live loads, lumpers, drop and hook

A live load holds your truck until the dock finishes loading or unloading. Drop and hook gets you in and out fast. Miss your appointment window and the dock may push you to the back of the line.

That's why we push for detention, TONU and layover on the rate con before dispatch. Lumper fees are the other dock cost. Ask about them before you book, and get any reimbursement in writing.

How are detention, TONU and layover handled?

Candor Trucking pushes for detention, TONU and layover pay on every rate con before you dispatch, so the terms are in writing before the truck moves. The amounts follow each broker's rate con terms, and Candor retains $0 of accessorial pay. Review our transparent terms in our accessorial and fee schedule.

Get your in and out times stamped on the BOL every time. We track the clock and the paperwork and press the broker for pay.

How does Candor Trucking screen brokers?

We screen every broker before we book, and a broker has to pass three checks.

1. A credit score of 90 or higher, checked on DAT One and Truckstop.
2. Payment within 30 days.
3. A valid freight broker bond (BMC-84).

The bond check matters because federal rules require every freight broker to carry $75,000 in financial security, filed as a BMC-84 surety bond or a BMC-85 trust fund. Under the FMCSA broker financial responsibility rule, FMCSA can suspend a broker's authority if that security drops below $75,000.

How do fees work, and who pays you?

You pay 5%–11% of gross per completed load, depending on equipment, and brokers pay you directly. We never touch freight payments. Review our full tier breakdown on the truck dispatch pricing page.

No setup fees, no retainers and no subscriptions. We only get paid when a load completes. Nothing is owed in weeks your truck does not roll.

Example, not a quote: on a hypothetical $2,000 load, 5% is $100 and 11% is $220.

Brokers pay your bank account or your factoring company directly by QuickPay, ACH or factoring. You see the original broker rate con and keep full billing authority. See how billing packets flow on our dispatch workflow guide.

Dry van dispatch by state

Candor Trucking dispatches carriers in all 48 contiguous states, all of it virtually. Texas is our home market and the first state with dedicated regional lanes.

We dispatch US-based carriers on US loads.

Who is dry van dispatch for?

Dry van dispatch fits owner-operators and small fleets of 1–20 trucks that run on their own authority and want hard negotiation without forced loads.

A good fit if you:

• Run your own MC/DOT authority with a dry van, reefer, box truck or open-deck trailer.
• Want to see every rate con before you commit.
• Want detention, TONU and layover on paper, not promised on a phone call.

Not a fit if you:

• Want a company that owns the freight or the trailer.
• Want loads assigned to you with no say.
• Want a promised weekly gross.

How do you start with Candor Trucking?

Starting takes three steps, and you can cancel anytime without penalty.

1. Send your setup details. Submit your equipment and preferred lanes on our carrier intake form, or call (945) 281-1045 Monday to Saturday, 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM Central Time. Phone calls are in English.
2. Sign the written agreement. It's a Carrier Dispatch Agreement with $0 setup fee and no long-term commitment. Check our three-step onboarding timeline for what documents to provide.
3. Approve your first load. We bring loads matched to your trailer and lanes. You approve the rate con and the route.

Candor Trucking launched in 2026, so we don't publish ratings or reviews. Read the agreement, ask us anything, and judge us on your first rate con.

Get your dry van moving with Candor Trucking

Tell us your trailer, your lanes and your rate minimum. Candor Trucking brings you dry van loads, pushes for the terms on the rate con and lets you decide. Submit your details through our carrier intake form or review our fee schedule to get started.

Let's move efficiently.

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