Load search around your lanes
We search load boards for 53-foot dry van freight that matches your preferred lanes, schedule, and home-time needs, and present the options to you.
Dry Van Dispatch
FIRST LOAD FREE
Dry van dispatch
built around your lanes.
Truck Peak searches dry van freight that fits your lanes, home time, and minimum rate, then negotiates with brokers and handles the paperwork. You review every load before anything is booked.
- First load: $0 dispatch fee
- No forced dispatch
- Only 5% afterward
Dry Van Dispatch
Dry van freight is the biggest pool of loads, and the most competitive.
Dry van freight is the most commonly posted truckload equipment type. That means plenty of choices, but also plenty of low offers from brokers who know many trucks are available. The job of a dispatcher on a dry van is to separate the loads worth taking from the ones that only look good on the posted rate.
We look at the full trip, not just the loaded miles: where you pick up, where the next load is likely to come from, and what it costs you to get there. Then we negotiate within the limits you set.
What we handle on a dry van
Rate negotiation
We negotiate carrier pay with brokers within the minimum you set, and we show you the broker, timing, and pay before you approve.
Appointments and live/drop details
Pickup and delivery windows, live load versus drop-and-hook, and lumper or pallet requirements are confirmed up front so there are no surprises at the dock.
Paperwork and closeout
Carrier packets, rate confirmations, BOL and POD handoff, and invoice preparation. We also help document and request eligible detention or TONU under the signed rate confirmation.
What we check before suggesting a dry van load
- Total miles the truck must actually move, including pickup deadhead and the likely reposition afterward
- Weight, pallet count, and trailer requirements (liftgate, load locks, pallet exchange)
- Live load or drop-and-hook, and the appointment window versus your hours of service
- Broker payment terms and whether the broker works with your authority age and insurance
- Detention and layover language on the rate confirmation
Why deadhead changes the answer
Illustrative numbers only, not a quote or a market rate. Same load, two ways to count it:
- Offered rate
- $2,100
- Loaded miles
- 780
- Pickup deadhead
- 60
- Loaded-mile RPM
- $2.69
- Real gross RPM
- $2.50
A load that shows $2.69 per loaded mile is $2.50 per mile once the 60-mile pickup deadhead is counted. Fuel, tolls, and other costs are not deducted. Our free load check on the homepage runs this math for any load.
Try the free load checkWhat it costs
Your first successfully booked and dispatched load has no dispatch fee. After that, the fee is 5% of gross booked freight, meaning the total carrier pay shown on the signed rate confirmation. On a later load showing $2,500, the dispatch fee is $125.
Truck Peak is an independent dispatch service and does not take possession of your freight revenue. The broker or factoring company pays you directly. We do not guarantee loads, rates, or revenue.
Common questions
Dry Van
questions.
Do you dispatch dry vans for new authorities?
Yes, we review each operation. Broker qualification rules may limit which loads are available to a newer authority, so we set realistic expectations before onboarding.
Do I have to take the loads you find?
No. There is no forced dispatch. We present the lane, timing, broker, and carrier pay, and nothing is booked without your clear approval.
What does a dry van dispatcher cost with Truck Peak?
Your first successfully booked and dispatched load has no dispatch fee. After that, the fee is 5% of gross booked freight (the carrier pay shown on the rate confirmation) for each load we book and dispatch.
Do you guarantee a certain rate per mile?
No. Rates change with lane, season, timing, and broker. We do not guarantee loads, rates, or revenue, and we do not publish earnings claims.
Can you help with drop-and-hook and live loads?
Yes. We confirm whether a load is live or drop-and-hook, plus appointment times, before you approve it.
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