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Step-by-Step Guide

How Our Dispatch Service Works

Five steps from application to your first load. We aim for 72 hours, but we'll give you an honest read on the timeline based on your equipment and market conditions.

1

Apply Online

5 minutes to complete

Short application. We need your MC/DOT numbers, equipment type, what lanes you prefer, and a minimum rate per mile. No credit check. No commitment.

We verify your authority with FMCSA and check your insurance certificates. If something is off, we tell you right away so you can fix it before it causes problems with a broker. New authorities with zero days in service are welcome — the application process is the same.

2

Carrier Onboarding

24–48 hours

We build your carrier packet — W-9, carrier agreement, certificate of insurance — and get you set up with the brokers that match your equipment and lanes. Most carriers are ready to haul within 24 hours.

We go through your operation in detail: where you're based, where you want to run, what you won't haul, what you need to make per mile to turn a profit. The more specific you are here, the less time we waste showing you loads you'd never take.

3

Load Matching

We search every day

Every morning, we're on DAT, Truckstop.com, 123Loadboard, and our direct broker contacts looking for freight that fits your truck and your lanes at a rate worth your time.

When we find a load worth presenting, we text you the details — origin, destination, rate, pickup window, and our honest read on whether it's a good move. If the broker comes in low, we counter. We know what the lane is worth and we don't let carriers get rolled.

4

You Haul, We Handle the Phones

Your job is driving

You accept the load — we handle everything after that. Broker confirmation, rate con, pickup call, check calls during transit, delivery confirmation, and POD collection.

You have final say on every load, every time. We present it, you approve or decline. We never book anything without explicit confirmation from you. If something goes sideways on the road — detention, a delay, a broker getting difficult — we deal with it so you don't have to.

5

Get Paid + Weekly Report

Transparent numbers, every week

Payment goes directly from broker or shipper to you — we never handle your money. After you've been paid, we send you a weekly report and invoice our dispatch fee separately.

Your weekly report shows gross revenue, total miles, loaded miles, empty miles, rate per mile, and our fee for the period. Every number is spelled out. You should always know exactly what you earned and exactly what we charged.

Why TruckLeap

Why Owner-Operators Choose TruckLeap

We work for you — not the shipper

A broker's job is to move freight as cheaply as possible. Our job is the opposite — get you the highest rate we can for your truck. Those two jobs are in direct conflict, which is why you can't trust a broker to negotiate on your behalf.

No more hours on the load board

The average owner-operator spends 2–4 hours a day on load boards. That's time you're not driving, not resting, and not running your business. We take that off your plate entirely.

No surprises in your weekly report

Every Monday you get a breakdown: loads hauled, gross revenue, miles driven, rate per mile, and our fee. If a number doesn't look right, call us — we'll explain every line.

Leave when you want

30 days written notice and you're done. No cancellation fee, no penalty, no hard feelings. If we're not earning our cut, you shouldn't stay.

The Application Takes 5 Minutes

We target your first load within 72 hours of completing onboarding. Fill out the application and we'll reach out the same day.

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