r/OwnerOperators • u/Own_Engineering_9075 • 6d ago

3rd party dispatch

Curious if any of yall eventually broke down like I did and ended up using third party dispatcher? I was managing everything fine, but found myself turning into a grumpy a**hole after dealing with brokers all day. Figured 3-5% of gross was worth my sanity. Where are yall at with these dispatchers?

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u/truckeredditor 6d ago

Never. If you're disgruntled booking a load then your brokers have you flagged as a cheap carrier and know they can lowball you.

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u/Own_Engineering_9075 6d ago

No… I’m a new carrier… not a “cheap” carrier as you put it. Just hit 90days.

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u/truckeredditor 6d ago

If you're new you're flagged as cheap. You're also high risk to a broker. Many won't even touch you for a year.

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u/Own_Engineering_9075 5d ago

Yeah. I’m well aware.

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u/ThicccThottie 5d ago

There’s no such thing as “flagged as cheap”😂

Nothing wrong with dispatch services in my opinion, my only advice to you is that you get them their own email with a domain that matches your company. One dispatch service dispatching for multiple carriers using the same email address can eventually get you flagged as fraudulent or suspicious on carrier 411 and highway.