Dispatch Form by Places Network LLC

17/08/2022

Hey this is John Campbell creator of Dispatch Form 👋🙂

I created this excel spreadsheet for myself and my future team to make the process of dispatching trucks easier... 🤓

I had NO idea so many independent freight dispatchers, truck owner operators and transportation fleet owners will find it so useful.

Now they are grabbing it up on my website for a one-time payment of $47.

I am so honored that hundreds of dispatchers and O/O's are using my simple spreadsheet to dispatch multiple trucks, track profits in real time, track expenses and accessorial charges...
.. while always staying on top of important numbers like Rate per mile, Cost per mile, Gross revenue, Dispatch Fees, Fuel costs, and so much more...

I mean this spreadsheet really does everything! 👍

But most importantly it lets you know if you are making money, breaking even, or losing money on every deal. 👈🤓

And it is so easy to use...

Unlike all the complicated software out there that makes people like me even more confused.

Check out my little dispatch form at https://www.dispatchform.com/

Grab your copy for $47 and let me know how it works for you. 😊

Super easy excel spreadsheet that tracks performance of your trucks in one place and keeps dispatchers focused, productive and organized.

22/07/2022

So you are about to become an Independent Freight Dispatcher

Well good on you... 🙂

Dispatching trucks feels like a scary prospect doesn't it?

But maybe it does not have to be.

The key is to have a repeatable strategy for every truck you dispatch that makes your results predictable.

How many miles can a truck drive each day within the time allowed by the driver's HOS?

What if you picked loads as close to your driver's limit as possible?

On a good day a semi can cover 650 miles in a day, so on an average let's be safe and say 400 miles.

So at 400 miles per day and about 5 days per week a truck can cover about 100,000 miles per year.

If you can negotiate an average rate on each load of $3.50 per mile your driver will make around $350,000 gross per year.

If the average truck cost $1.80 per mile to run...
.. all expenses including driver/Owner Ops salary will be under $180K

If as a dispatcher you are making 10% (and you should be)...

Then for each truck you dispatch your income should be around $35,000 per year.

Not bad!

Now in this scenario, a gross $350,000 - Operating Expenses $180,000 and - Dispatch Fee $35,000 is equal to Gross Profit for the truck of $135,000

Would your O/O be happy with $135,000 in profits to grow their company and their fleet every year?

What if you could almost guarantee these kind of results for every truck they put under your dispatch service?

How many trucks will that company owner let you dispatch?

Especially when their profit margins can afford at least one new truck every year?

Its not rocket science is it?

Especially if you have a well thought out excel spreadsheet to help you get there.

https://www.dispatchform.com

Just saying... 😉

Well good luck and God Bless!

You got this!!! 😀👍

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27/03/2022

Just completed an overview of the latest version of Dispatch Form. This simple Excel spreadsheet makes dispatching trucks super easy for owner operators and independent freight dispatchers. So much more to come. Hope you enjoy! 🙂👍

18/02/2022

You know... 🤔

Knowing your numbers in trucking can be very powerful.

and it does not even have to be complicated.

If one truck can run an modest average of 375 miles per day

For 5 days per week

That truck can cover 98,450 miles for the year

If your dispatcher can negotiate an average of $3.94 per mile...
..and you can keep "Actual Cost" under $177,210 for the year.

You will be able to pay a driver (or yourself) a minimum fair rate of 70c per mile.

That will be around $70K at 98K miles...

Does your truck drive more miles than that?

If you are owner operator the driver's pay will be your salary...

So you do not have to spend your company's Profits on your personal expenses.

(Driver/Owners Ops's pay is an EXPENSE

14/01/2022

It's easy to plan a premium pricing strategy for booking truckloads of freight as an Owner Operator, or as a freight dispatcher of a commercial truck or transportation company using a copy of our Dispatch form.

Today, I popped open an excel spreadsheet and entered some hypothetical numbers to test how the year could end up for a single tractor trailer.

I entered 52 weeks of projected rates and miles then used the data to develop a pricing strategy for booking truckloads of freight for the year ahead.

Here are the results...

What would the results look like if you entered your projected numbers into a Dispatch Form today?

06/06/2021

A dispatch form comes with twelve (12) rows pre-populated in the "Broker Lookup" worksheet. Here is the quick and simple process to add as many new brokers as you may need to the spreadsheet.

04/06/2021

Smart Owner Operators (O/Os) and Freight Dispatchers in the trucking industry are currently using this simple excel spreadsheet to dispatch trucks across the United States.

Enjoy a quick walk through of version 1.2.1 of an easy-to-use excel worksheet that shows how easy it is to keep track of truckloads of cargo as the Owner Operator of a trucking company or as an Independent Freight Dispatcher working for a carrier.

Update: Now available for a one time payment of $47 at

https://www.dispatchform.com

19/05/2021

Dispatching trucks can become pretty confusing very fast. So much to remember... Its easy to forget something important when booking loads for yourself or for your drivers.

Transportation Management Systems are supposed to make it all easier, but recently they have all become so expensive and overly complicated.

This is why we have developed a very simple Excel Spreadsheet that puts it all together in a easy to use workflow that is so straightforward, a nine (9) year old can run a trucking business like a CEO.

Track 52 weeks of transportation data in a single worksheet to always know how each truck is performing business wise. Create as many worksheets as you need to run as many truck as you have.

Enjoy unlimited upgrades and friendly support 24/7.

Grab your copy today for an easy one-time fee of $27!

https://www.dispatchform.com/

13/05/2021

Due to the surprisingly positive response we have put some extra hours in and added a huge update to the excel worksheet we developed.
👋😁

The spreadsheet is designed to help Carriers and their Dispatchers track the results of the loads they book and see in real time how every decision affects the bottom line of their operations.

If you have already have access to the spreadsheet, Version 1.2, is available in the downloads section in your user account. Version 1.0 is also still available.

Remember to keep an eye out as more updates will be coming.

For those who do not yet have access, the price will only remain at $17 (one time) for this week. As of Monday next week the new price will be $27.

Grab a copy here...

Easy Load Tracking Form For Freight Dispatching. Easy Load Tracking Form For Freight Dispatching. Dispatching trucks across the United States is no simple task. Even expert dispatchers who have done it for years can be overwhelmed by the sheer number of things to keep track of. Then there is all kin...

13/05/2021

Very Important for Owner Operators! ✋😔

When calculating cost per mile, your salary (or your driver's salary) must be calculated as a cost of doing business. Even if you are dispatching your own trucks, your dispatch fee (per truck) is a cost of your operation.

Your salary is NOT your company's profits!

If you are driving/dispatching for a salary, then it may be better to sell the truck and go work for a company with a real business plan. It makes way more financial sense. There is no logic to bearing the risk and liability of moving loads for a salary.

In my opinion, If you are moving loads for less than $3.00 per mile, you are essentially only operating your business to cover your salary and, more often than not, this will not end well for the business. 🤓

13/05/2021

It is my firm opinion that a carrier should not take a load from a broker for less than $3 per mile. The profit margins of the business are not worth it for less. 🤔

I also believe that a broker should not charge less than 15% as their business is also important and needs to be profitable too. So essentially a broker should NEVER be quoting a shipper less than $3.53 per mile.

I also believe that if the load is less than 600 miles, the rate per mile should be higher than $3. High enough to cover the opportunity cost of accepting a load that is less than the truck's daily average of 600 miles.

For example if a carrier who normally would have made $1800 running 600 miles in a day, takes a load going 400 miles, the rate they quote brokers should be $4.50 per mile. Is bad business for a truck to make less than $1800.

By the same logic, a carrier who takes a load going 1000 miles should calculate the rate as $3 per mile for the first days distance of 600 miles, and $4.50 per mile for the second days distance of 400 miles. So essentially $3.60 per mile for the entire trip.

So of course the broker should be quoting the shipper $4.14. If the carrier is bidding direct to shipper then I guess its up to the carrier which rate to submit. I would begin at the broker rate and maybe allow some leeway for negotiations.

I admit that this best practice scenario will not fit every load every time but I think this is the guideline smart companies should follow.

I think too many brokers and owner operators got into business to replace their employee salaries and very few are thinking like smart business men and women building a high growth transportation company.

But I am a numbers guy so... 😒

So let me know. Do you agree/disagree? 🤔