Trying to Become a Personal Dispatcher for Owner Operators

Ok.... Where do I begin?

First, I'm curious if there is an actual need for a personal dispatcher service to owner operator truck drivers that work under bigger companies.
The truck drivers that are responsible for booking their own loads but can't actually watch the load boards when they need to because they're driving or happen to be at truck stops and can't access the internet.

My dad is an owner operator under a bigger company, and while he's out driving, I watch the load boards for him and keep him posted on available loads or incomplete loads that may come up that he would be interested in. It works for him because he doesn't have to worry about missing out on good loads. I watch the load board from 7am until 6pm and try to work out legs for him. (For ex. If his last load was in Charlotte, NC, I see what's coming out of Charlotte within a 50 or 75 mile radius, pick two or three loads that I know he would run; look to see what loads are coming out of those unload cities and so forth. I try to get him loads for the next two or three days, or until he's able to stop and set something up for himself)
I assign them and update his NAT/NAL as needed. Because I've been doing this for awhile with him, I know how far he'll travel, the states he typically delivers to, the weight range of the loads he picks, the pay rate per mileage that he prefers, etc. Of course, I still confirm with him before I assign them (unless he already gave me the go ahead for certain loads he's had his eye on). I would develop that type of relationship with other drivers as well.

I know for my father, the company he drives under has loads that are listed as "complete" or "incomplete" and he might see an incomplete load that he wants to deliver but since he has to drive he can't constantly watch the load board to see when it comes complete and assign it to himself. That's where I come in as well. Because I can literally watch the screens all day and as soon as the load comes up complete (which can be at any given time), I assign it to him before another driver snatches it up.

So do any of you owner operators think that would be something to benefit from? To have someone looking at your load boards on a daily basis and assign loads for you while you're driving or before you can get to a truck stop/rest area and get your shipments lined up?.

I know that some drivers probably have wives or partners that do this for them as well, but maybe there are drivers out there that don't have that at home and could use a partnership like this.

And if they do, how do you think they would prefer to pay a personal "dispatcher"? By paying a flat rate per load that's assigned? Paying a percentage of the pay rate if they want a certain load? (Like if I have to keep my eye on a particular load to assign them) And I already have an EIN registered as a contractor, so... that's one thing out of the way I guess.

I don't have any interest in being a "broker" (although this probably sounds like one I guess). I would only want to work with two or three owner operators and only on an as needed basis.

What do you guys think? Do I have something here? And if so, where oh where do I find these drivers?

 

First, I'm curious if there is an actual need for a personal dispatcher service to owner operator truck drivers that work under bigger companies.
The truck drivers that are responsible for booking their own loads but can't actually watch the load boards when they need to because they're driving or happen to be at truck stops and can't access the internet.

My dad is an owner operator under a company, and while he's out driving, I watch the load boards for him and keep him posted on available loads or incomplete loads that may come up that he would be interested in. It works for him because he doesn't have to worry about missing out on good loads. I watch the load board from 7am until 6pm and try to work out legs for him. (For ex. If his last load was in Charlotte, NC, I see what's coming out of Charlotte within a 50 or 75 mile radius, pick two or three loads that I know he would run; look to see what loads are coming out of those unload cities and so forth. I try to get him loads for the next two or three days, or until he's able to stop and set something up for himself)
I assign them and update his times as needed. Because I've been doing this for awhile with him, I know how far he'll travel, the states he typically delivers to, the weight range of the loads he picks, the pay rate per mileage that he prefers, etc. Of course, I still confirm with him before I assign them (unless he already gave me the go ahead for certain loads he's had his eye on). I would develop that type of relationship with other drivers as well.

I know for my father, the company he drives under has loads that are listed as "complete" or "incomplete" and he might see an incomplete load that he wants to deliver but since he has to drive he can't constantly watch the load board to see when it comes complete and assign it to himself. That's where I come in as well. Because I can literally watch the screens all day and as soon as the load comes up complete (which can be at any given time), I assign it to him before another driver snatches it up.

So do any of you owner operators think that would be something to benefit from? To have someone looking at your load boards on a daily basis and assign loads for you while you're driving or before you can get to a truck stop/rest area and get your shipments lined up?.

I know that some drivers probably have wives or partners that do this for them as well, but maybe there are drivers out there that don't have that at home and could use a partnership like this.

And if they do, how do you think they would prefer to pay a personal "dispatcher"? By paying a flat rate per load that's assigned? Paying a percentage of the pay rate if they want a certain load? (Like if I have to keep my eye on a particular load to assign them) And I already have an EIN registered as a contractor, so... that's one thing out of the way I guess.

I don't have any interest in being a "broker" (although this probably sounds like one I guess). I would only want to work with two or three owner operators and only on an as needed basis.

What do you guys think? Do I have something here? And if so, where oh where do I find these drivers?

 

Ahhh, I see. And yes that's true about the rates, I've noticed it myself.
So when you say that you team, what does that mean exactly? With other drivers, loved ones....

 

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