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The Dispatch · Issue 14

Notes from
the road.

The operations blog from Trucker's Call — what the best-run fleets do differently, written for the people who keep the wheels turning.

★ FEATURED HAUL

OPERATIONS MM 248

The 4 a.m. dispatch: how the best fleets plan tomorrow tonight

A look at the pre-dawn routine that keeps trucks rolling on time — and the three numbers every dispatcher checks before the first engine turns over.

Marlene Ortiz Head of Operations · Jun 18, 2026 · 12 min read

LANES / All Operations Dispatch Maintenance Compliance Driver life Growth

This week's route

5 stops · 689 mi of reading

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MAINTENANCE

Stop chasing breakdowns. Start reading the mileage.

Why date-based service schedules quietly bleed money — and how to switch your fleet to a predictive cadence.

JJamal Pierce · Jun 16 · 8 min

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DISPATCH

Multi-stop manifests without the migraine

Sequencing five drops in the right order isn't a guessing game. Here's the logic the sharpest dispatchers use.

RRenata Cole · Jun 13 · 6 min

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DRIVER LIFE

What your drivers wish the office knew

We asked twenty owner-operators what makes a good dispatch. The answers were refreshingly, usefully simple.

DDevon Hayes · Jun 10 · 7 min

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COMPLIANCE

POD, signed and sealed: ending the "we never got it"

Photo and signature proof at every stop turns a he-said-she-said dispute into a closed case in seconds.

AAisha Bello · Jun 6 · 5 min

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GROWTH

From three trucks to thirty without losing the plot

Scaling a fleet is mostly an operations problem. A field guide to adding trucks without adding chaos.

MMarlene Ortiz · Jun 2 · 10 min

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Most hauled this week

The real cost of a missed load

OPERATIONS · 6 min

A dispatcher's pre-trip checklist

DISPATCH · 4 min

Fuel surcharges, explained simply

GROWTH · 5 min

Hiring your first office dispatcher

GROWTH · 7 min

Reading a maintenance light before it reads you

MAINTENANCE · 6 min

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