dispatch_engine v2.4.1
LIVE
$ dispatch --connect eld_provider
fetching_eld_data... 47 trucks online ✓
parsing fuel_transactions... 2,341 records
loading broker_rate_sheets... 18 lanes
cross-referencing maintenance_logs...
calculating deadhead_percentage → 18.3%
calculating margin_per_mile → $0.38 ▲
report_ready. 6 lanes profitable. 3 bleeding.

You're hauling. But are you earning?

Dispatch turns raw ELD data, fuel receipts, and broker rate sheets into margin-per-mile clarity — so you know exactly which loads make money and which ones don't.

47 trucks
avg fleet size
$0.38
avg margin/mile gained
18%
avg deadhead (down from 34%)
2 min
to first insight
Margin / Mile
$0.38
↑ $0.09 vs last month
Cost / Mile
$2.26
ATRI avg: $2.26
Deadhead %
18.3%
↓ from industry 34%
Active Trucks
47
3 offline · 2 maintenance
Lane Margin Performance
Live
Chicago → Dallas
$2.41+$0.38
Atlanta → Memphis
$2.18+$0.21
LA → Phoenix
$1.94-$0.12
Denver → KC
$2.33+$0.29
Houston → Nashville
$1.87-$0.31
Deadhead Rate
18.3%deadhead
Industry avg: 34%
You: saving ~$186k/yr
Cost-Per-Mile Gauge
HIGHLOW
$2.26
per mile (all-in)
↓ $0.14 vs Q3 2025
Fuel
$0.48
Driver
$0.52
Equipment
$0.39
Insurance
$0.10
Revenue Heat Map — By Lane
Profitable
Break-even
Bleeding

Finding 01
Source: OOIDA / ATRI 2024
62%
of carriers under 50 trucks cannot calculate true cost-per-mile

You know your rate. You don't know your cost.

The average owner-operator grosses $200k–$350k per year but nets only $60k–$120k after expenses. The gap? Operators who know their CPM earn $1.15 more per mile than those who don't — that's $575,000 on a 500k-mile year. Dispatch surfaces every cost component, load by load, lane by lane.

Carriers Under 50 Trucks — CPM Visibility
Know their CPM38%
38%
Don't know CPM62%
62%
Owner-operators who know their CPM earn $1.15 more per mile — OOIDA data
What Most Carriers Miss
✓Fuel cost/mile$0.48
✓Driver wages/mile$0.52
✗Equipment payment$0.39
✗Insurance/mile$0.10
✗Maintenance reserve$0.18
✗Admin overhead$0.09
✗Deadhead cost$0.30
True CPM$2.06

Finding 02
Source: ATRI 2024 / Dispatch fleet data
34%
average deadhead across regional carriers — Dispatch users run 18%

Every empty mile costs $1.80. You're paying for 34% of your miles twice.

A carrier running 500,000 annual miles at 34% deadhead burns 170,000 empty miles at full operating cost. That's $306,000 in pure loss — fuel burned, tires worn, hours logged, zero revenue earned. Dispatch users average 18% deadhead by surfacing backhaul opportunities and identifying which lanes structurally bleed empty miles.

Deadhead Comparison — Regional Carriers
34%empty
Industry Avg
-15.7pts
18%empty
Dispatch Users
Empty Mile Cost Calculator
500k annual miles
Industry deadhead (34%)170,000 mi empty
At $1.80 cost/mile$306,000 lost
Dispatch deadhead (18%)90,000 mi empty
Your cost$162,000
Annual savings$144,000

Finding 03
Source: ATRI 2024 Operating Cost Report
-2.3%
average truckload operating margin in 2024 — the math stopped working

Flat rates. Record equipment costs. Insurance up 3%. The margin is gone — unless you know exactly where it went.

Equipment payments rose 52% since 2019. Insurance hit a record $0.102/mile. Driver benefits up 4.8%. The carriers still profitable in 2025 aren't running harder — they're running smarter. They've killed the lanes that bleed, optimized the ones that earn, and stopped guessing at their cost structure.

Operating Margin — Before & After Dispatch
Q1 '24
Q2 '24
Q3 '24
Q4 '24
Q1 '25
Q2 '25
Pre-Dispatch (avg -1.8%)
Post-Dispatch (avg +1.3%)

First time I could see which lanes were actually making money. Killed three routes in week one.

Marcus Webb
Owner-operator, 12 trucks — Memphis, TN

Deadhead dropped from 29% to 14% in 60 days. That's $180k annualized back in my pocket.

Darlene Okafor
Fleet Manager, 38 trucks — Dallas, TX
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◈
True cost-per-mile breakdown
All 7 cost components, not just fuel
◈
Deadhead exposure calculator
What your empty miles cost annually
◈
Lane profitability ranking
Which routes to cut, which to double down on
◈
Margin recovery roadmap
Prioritized actions, 30/60/90 day plan
RJ

"Pulled my first report at 2 AM at a Pilot in Amarillo. By morning I'd identified $94k in annual deadhead I didn't know I was bleeding."

Robert Jimenez — 22 trucks, OTR, Houston TX
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Fleet Size15 trucks
1 truck50 trucks100 trucks
Estimated annual deadhead loss at industry avg (34%):
$123,000
Based on 15 trucks × 500k mi/yr × $1.80/empty mile
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