The driver drops the trailer they arrived with and hooks a waiting one — no live loading or unloading.
Does it pay the driver? No — miles only.
No dock time; the miles cover it.
Drop and hook is the fast kind of stop: swap trailers and go. There is no dock time, so it pays no live-load amount and rarely any detention.
It is the opposite of a live load or a live unload, where the driver waits while the freight is handled.
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- PU (Pickup) — A stop where the driver arrives and hooks a trailer that was loaded before they got there.
- LL (Live load) — A pickup where the driver waits at the dock while the trailer is loaded.
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Made with the free drop and hook at loadtally.app/tools/glossary/drop-and-hook — LoadTally, loads, settlements and driver pay for owner-operators.
Questions
What does Drop and hook mean?
The driver drops the trailer they arrived with and hooks a waiting one — no live loading or unloading.
Does Drop and hook pay the driver?
No — miles only. No dock time; the miles cover it.
