Course Overview

➢Trucking Overview

1.Overview on trucking industry

2.Required skills and knowledge

3.Load cycle

4.Role of a dispatcher

5.Freight brokers and dispatchers – Difference

➢Rules & Regulations

1.Starting Your Own Trucking Business

2.Carrier / Broker / Dispatcher Permits and Licenses

3.Hours Of Service (HOS)/ELD rules

4.Safety & Compliance

➢Types of equipment

1.Truck and trailer types

2.Tires and axles

3.Commodities and types.

4.Weight restrictions.

➢Finding loads

1.How to find the loads for carriers?

2.Contract market and spot market

3.Load boards

4.Establish connection between brokers

5.DAT load board

6.Search loads and post trucks

7.Understand cost per mile and rate per mile.

➢Load booking process

1.Gather information

2.Look for loads

3.Rate and negotiations

4.Check brokers credit

5.Sign rate confirmation.