Dispatch
The carrier’s assignment of a load to a driver, and the sheet that says where to go, when, and what the stops are.
Also called: Order, Delivery receipt, Load sheet, Rate confirmation.
Does it pay the driver? Not a pay item.
The paper the pay is figured from, not a pay item itself.
A dispatch arrives by text or email: the load number, the shipper, the receiver, the appointment times, the miles, and a stop list with a code for each stop. Some carriers call the sheet a delivery receipt or an order; own-authority operators get a rate confirmation from a broker instead.
For paying a driver it is the source document: the miles, the stop codes and the dates on it decide what the load pays. Keeping it with the load, alongside the signed bills and the settlement, is what makes the week check out later.
Read next
- Load number — The carrier’s identifier for one load — the number that ties the dispatch, the paperwork, the settlement and the driver’s pay together.
- SO (Stop-off) — An extra delivery or pickup between the first pickup and the final drop on the same load.
- PU (Pickup) — A stop where the driver arrives and hooks a trailer that was loaded before they got there.
Made with the free dispatch at loadtally.app/tools/glossary/dispatch — LoadTally, loads, settlements and driver pay for owner-operators.
Questions
What does Dispatch mean?
The carrier’s assignment of a load to a driver, and the sheet that says where to go, when, and what the stops are.
Does Dispatch pay the driver?
Not a pay item. The paper the pay is figured from, not a pay item itself.