Course curriculum

  • 1

    Basics 1.1. Trucking business. The main parties.

    • Dictionary. Full

    • 1.1. Dictionary.

    • 1.1. Trucking business. The main parties.

    • Quiz 1
  • 2

    Basics 1.2. How to choose a load

    • 1.2. Dictionary.

    • 1.2. How to choose a load

    • Quiz 2
  • 3

    Basics 1.3. How much to ask for a load and when to ask for more.

    • 1.3. Dictionary.

    • 1.3. How much to ask for a load and when to ask for more.

    • Quiz 3
  • 4

    Basics 1.4. Script of a call.

    • 1.4. Dictionary.

    • 1.4 Script of a call
  • 5

    Basics 1.5. The main source of available freights – load boards (DAT).

    • 1.5. Dictionary.

    • 1.5. DAT Power

    • Zip Zone Map DAT
  • 6

    Basics 1.6. Commodities and which ones you should avoid. Protect from freeze.

    • 1.6. Dictionary.

    • 1.6. Commodities and which ones you should avoid. Protect from freeze.

    • Quiz 4
  • 7

    Problems 2.1. What to do if the driver has damage/shortage/over shipped product or rejected freight?

    • 2.1. Dictionary.

    • 2.1. What to do if the driver has damage/shortage/over shipped product or rejected freight?

    • SEAL
  • 8

    Problems 2.2. What to do if the load is not ready or cancelled when your driver is already on site at the shipper? TONU and Layover.

    • 2.2. Dictionary.

    • 2.2. What to do if the load is not ready or cancelled when your driver is already on site at the shipper? TONU and Layover.

    • TONU

    • Layover 1

    • Layover 2
  • 9

    Problems 2.3. Driver assistance – what to do if the driver is asked to help. Workers Comp Insurance.

    • 2.3. Dictionary.

    • 2.3. Driver assistance – what to do if the driver is asked to help. Workers Comp Insurance.
  • 10

    Problems 2.4. How do I make a detention request and what is it?

    • 2.4. Dictionary.

    • 2.4. How do I make a detention request and what is it?

    • BOL with detention request

    • Detention requirements

    • Detention approved
  • 11

    Problems 2.5. What to do if you have a Lumper fee?

    • 2.5. Dictionary.

    • 2.5. What to do if you have a Lumper fee?

    • Don't pay for Lumper 1

    • Don't pay for Lumper 2

    • Lumper approved 1

    • Lumper approved 2
  • 12

    Advanced 3.1. Specific loads: round trip, multiple stop load, straight through/hot load, drop trl, drop and hook, power only.

    • 3.1. Dictionary.

    • 3.1. Specific loads: round trip, multiple stop load, straight through/hot load, drop trl, drop and hook, power only.

    • PO load out
  • 13

    Advanced 3.2. Liquor/Alcohol permit. Oregon, Kentucky, New York and New Mexico Permits. Chain law.

    • 3.2. Dictionary.

    • 3.2. Liquor/Alcohol permit. Oregon, Kentucky, New York and New Mexico Permits. Chain law.

    • 3.2. Liquor-Alcohol permit states list.
  • 14

    Advanced 3.3. Signs that the broker doesn’t have the load, or he won’t give it to you. Double brokering. The difference between co-brokering and double brokering. The concept of a blind load.

    • 3.3. Dictionary.

    • 3.3. Signs that the broker doesn’t have the load, or he won’t give it to you. Double brokering. The difference between co-brokering and double brokering. The concept of a blind load.

    • Original RC for blind load

    • BOL for blind load
  • 15

    Work 4.1. Working hours (market activity time frame and after hour). Specifics of a dispatcher position.

    • 4.1. Dictionary.

    • 4.1. Working hours (market activity time frame and after hour). Specifics of a dispatcher position.
  • 16

    Work 4.2. Skills needed to work as a dispatcher

    • 4.2. Skills needed to work as a dispatcher.
  • 17

    Work 4.3. The salary.

    • 4.3. Dictionary.

    • 4.3. The salary.
  • 18

    Work 4.4. How to choose a company and what questions to ask at the interview?

    • 4.4. Dictionary.

    • 4.4. How to choose a company and what questions to ask at the interview?
  • 19

    BONUS LECTURES

    • BONUS: How to Fill Out PDF Files Online for Free.

    • BONUS: How to Find Drivers (Owner-Operators) and Trucking Companies as an Independent Freight Dispatcher.

    • BONUS: How to Create a Resume for a Freight Dispatcher Position.

    • BONUS: 5 Ways to Earn More Money as a Dispatcher.

    • BONUS: 10 Signs of a Professional Dispatcher: High-Quality Service in Real-Life Situations.