Owner-operator self-dispatch
You use the carrier system and perform the daily workflow yourself.
Carrier path selector
Do you want Carrier Success managed dispatch, or do you want to self-dispatch using the system?
Choose based on who will perform the daily research, calls, follow-up, load entry, documents, and tracking. The carrier keeps control of equipment, lanes, rates, authority, freight money, outreach authorization, and every final load decision in both paths.
Built-in direct-shipper prospecting
Your shipper prospect pool is already inside Equitable.
See the current live size of the nationwide Direct Shipper Database before choosing your carrier path.
123,811 searchable shipper/business prospects
Approved carriers can use the nationwide Direct Shipper Database to research shipper prospects inside carrier-approved equipment, lanes, service areas, and outreach permissions. The prospect pool is already inside Equitable, so a carrier does not have to begin by buying TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or other social-media advertising just to find shipper prospects.
Carrier control stays first: database records are prospects, not guaranteed customers or freight. Records still require review, real outreach, shipper response, and the carrier's approval before any freight is serviced.
Keep more of your linehaul revenue
Two clear carrier-facing service paths.
Carrier self-dispatch remains a separate path. For managed dispatch, Equitable Solutions LLC is the carrier's contracted dispatch-service provider and fulfills the service through an assigned Independent Contractor Dispatcher.
Equitable managed dispatch
4% of linehaul is dispatcher compensation and 1% is retained by Equitable.
Simple comparison example
At $150,000 in annual linehaul, compared with an 8% percentage fee:
- 3% self-dispatch: potential difference of $7,500 per year.
- 5% Equitable managed dispatch: potential difference of $4,500 per year.
Managed-dispatch payment flow: the carrier pays Equitable only for dispatch services. Equitable pays 4% of linehaul to the assigned Independent Contractor Dispatcher and retains 1% of linehaul from the same 5% carrier charge. Broker, shipper, and factor freight proceeds remain payable directly to the carrier or its factor and do not enter this payment flow.
Choose your carrier pathOption 1 Option 2
Who will perform the daily work?
Select one operating path for each load. The written agreement and saved load record control which fee and workflow apply.
I want Carrier Success managed dispatch
Equitable Solutions LLC contracts with your carrier for dispatch services and assigns an Equitable Contract Dispatcher to work the daily workflow under your approved operating rules.
- Best for busy owner-operators and small fleets
- Standard managed-dispatch carrier charge: 5% of linehaul total
- Dispatcher-handled Truckstop loads: dispatcher-set carrier-approved percentage, minimum 5%
- The assigned dispatcher is an Independent Contractor Dispatcher paid by Equitable
- Equitable retains 1% of linehaul; on standard loads the dispatcher receives 4%, and on Truckstop loads the dispatcher receives the selected percentage minus 1%; carrier approves lanes, rates, outreach, and every load
I want to self-dispatch using the system
You use the approved carrier portal directly to search, log outreach, approve and enter loads, manage documents, and track closeout.
- Best for carriers who want to perform the workflow themselves
- Current fee is 3% of linehaul on booked carrier self-dispatch loads
- Fuel surcharge and approved accessorial charges are excluded from the fee base
- Carrier does not receive dispatcher-only FMCSA generator access
Already approved?
Use the secure Carrier Portal login.
Approved carriers do not need to complete another application. Open the Carrier Portal and sign in with the approved carrier account.
Side-by-side comparison
The carrier stays in control in both models.
The difference is who performs the daily operating work—not who controls the truck, authority, money, or final booking decision.
| Question | Equitable managed dispatch | Carrier self-dispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Who works the daily system? | Equitable fulfills the service through an assigned Independent Contractor Dispatcher | Carrier or carrier staff |
| Who approves lanes and loads? | Carrier | Carrier |
| Who performs outreach? | Equitable service workflow under written carrier authorization | Carrier directly |
| Managed-dispatch linehaul charge | Standard: 5% total = 4% dispatcher + 1% Equitable. Dispatcher-handled Truckstop: carrier-approved dispatcher-set percentage, minimum 5%; Equitable 1%, dispatcher receives the remainder. | 3% |
| Who receives freight proceeds? | The carrier or its factor. Freight proceeds do not enter Equitable. | |
Carrier onboarding
Start with a complete operating profile.
Equitable cannot target the correct freight or support the correct workflow when carrier rules are missing.
Choose the operating path
Decide whether an approved dispatcher or the carrier will perform the daily workflow.
Complete carrier intake
Provide authority, equipment, home base, lanes, rate floor, restrictions, contact rules, and required documents.
Confirm written permissions and fees
Approve who may perform outreach, which lanes are authorized, and the correct fee path before activation.
Use one connected workflow
Keep prospects, calls, approvals, load records, documents, tracking, and billing review together.
Next step
Move forward with the path that matches your real role.
Read the full offer before applying. Digital products, dispatcher platform access, carrier self-dispatch, and Carrier Success managed dispatch are separate unless a written offer clearly says otherwise.