The Dispatch · Loadful blog

Field notes on the business of moving cars.

Industry analysis, dispatch strategy, and rate intelligence for the carriers, dispatchers, and owner-operators who actually move the freight.

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Operations · Playbook

Your real cost per mile: the number every car hauler should know

Posted rate is revenue, not profit. Here's how to calculate your true cost per mile, why deadhead quietly eats your margin, and how to turn the number into a rate floor that keeps every load profitable.

· 6 min read
Car-hauler trucks at sunset, one loaded with vehicles

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Industry · Case study

The AI gap in freight: why brokers are automating while carriers are still on the phone

One side of every freight transaction is increasingly algorithmic. The other side is still largely analog — and the side with the algorithms is capturing more of the margin. How carriers close the gap.

· 7 min read
A multi-car auto-transport carrier loaded with vehicles on the highway
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