MMr Work From Home
Beginner

Truck Dispatching for US Freight: Load Boards to Payday

What you'll learn

Everything covered in this course, section by section.

The industry

  • What a dispatcher actually does all night
  • Carriers, brokers, shippers and receivers
  • Equipment types and why they matter
  • US geography and freight lanes

Finding and booking loads

  • Load boards and how to search them
  • Reading a load posting critically
  • Working out whether a rate is worth taking
  • Deadhead, fuel and the real number

Negotiating

  • Your first call to a broker
  • Holding a rate without losing the load
  • Accessorials: detention, layover, TONU
  • Building brokers who call you back

Running the load

  • Rate confirmation, BOL and POD
  • Check calls and keeping everyone informed
  • When something goes wrong at 3am
  • Invoicing, factoring and getting paid

Tools: Load boards

  • DAT One
  • Truckstop.com
  • 123Loadboard

Tools: Routing

  • PC Miler
  • Google Maps
  • Trucker Path

Tools: TMS

  • McLeod
  • Tailwind
  • Axon

Tools: Compliance

  • Motive
  • Samsara
  • FMCSA SAFER

Tools: Phone

  • RingCentral, step by step
  • Google Voice, step by step

Tools: Communication

  • Slack, step by step
  • WhatsApp Business

Tools: Documents

  • Excel, step by step
  • DocuSign, step by step

Tools you'll learn

18 tools you will be able to use by the end of this course.

Load boards

  • DAT One
  • Truckstop.com
  • 123Loadboard

Routing

  • PC Milermileage and rating
  • Google Maps
  • Trucker Path

TMS

  • McLeod
  • Tailwind
  • Axon

Compliance

  • MotiveELD and hours
  • Samsara
  • FMCSA SAFERfree carrier lookup

Phone

  • RingCentralUS number
  • Google Voice

Communication

  • Slack
  • WhatsApp Businessdrivers

Documents

  • Excelrate tracking
  • DocuSign

Interview preparation

240 practice questions based on real interview assessments

Every topic concludes with a short assessment drawn from the situations employers present to candidates. You will be asked what to do when a system fails, which figure to verify first, and how to respond to the customer. These are not revision exercises. They are preparation for the questions that determine whether you are offered the position.

Complete the practical work in each tool and sit every assessment. Candidates who can answer these questions aloud, and explain their reasoning, are the candidates who receive offers.

  • 34 topics, each concluding in an assessment
  • 240 questions in total
  • Covering all 18 tools taught in this course
  • Every assessment may be retaken without limit

This course includes

  • 8.3 hours of on-demand video
  • 34 lessons across 11 sections
  • 1 free preview lesson
  • 240 interview practice questions
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and desktop

Course content

11 sections · 34 lessons · 8hr 17min total length

The industry4 lessons · 23min
  • What a dispatcher actually does all nightPreview6min
  • Carriers, brokers, shippers and receivers6min
  • Equipment types and why they matter5min
  • US geography and freight lanes6min
Finding and booking loads4 lessons · 22min
  • Load boards and how to search them6min
  • Reading a load posting critically5min
  • Working out whether a rate is worth taking6min
  • Deadhead, fuel and the real number5min
Negotiating4 lessons · 23min
  • Your first call to a broker6min
  • Holding a rate without losing the load5min
  • Accessorials: detention, layover, TONU6min
  • Building brokers who call you back6min
Running the load4 lessons · 24min
  • Rate confirmation, BOL and POD6min
  • Check calls and keeping everyone informed6min
  • When something goes wrong at 3am6min
  • Invoicing, factoring and getting paid6min
Tools: Load boards3 lessons · 52min
  • DAT One19min
  • Truckstop.com17min
  • 123Loadboard16min
Tools: Routing3 lessons · 49min
  • PC Miler16min
  • Google Maps17min
  • Trucker Path16min
Tools: TMS3 lessons · 45min
  • McLeod16min
  • Tailwind15min
  • Axon14min
Tools: Compliance3 lessons · 46min
  • Motive16min
  • Samsara15min
  • FMCSA SAFER15min
Tools: Phone2 lessons · 1hr 17min
  • RingCentral, step by step39min
  • Google Voice, step by step38min
Tools: Communication2 lessons · 53min
  • Slack, step by step39min
  • WhatsApp Business14min
Tools: Documents2 lessons · 1hr 23min
  • Excel, step by step45min
  • DocuSign, step by step38min

Requirements

  • A laptop and a stable internet connection
  • A quiet place to work and a headset
  • Willingness to work US night hours