Is Manual Dispatch Killing Your Margins?
- Dispatcher on the phone 6+ hours/day coordinating loads, taking orders, managing changes
- Drivers calling in from trucks ("Where's my next load?" "Job site changed" "Customer wants 2 more yards")
- Paper tickets = office data entry = delayed invoicing = slow cash flow
- No real-time truck visibility = guessing on ETAs = angry contractors
- Manual load scheduling = inefficient routing = wasted fuel + driver time
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Dispatcher Phone Time Cost $2,800/mo
Calculate hours spent on phone coordinating loads, managing changes, answering driver calls. Industry avg: 6 hrs/day × $23/hr loaded cost
Paper Ticket Data Entry $1,600/mo
Office staff manually entering tickets into QuickBooks. Delayed invoicing = delayed payment. Avg: 3 hrs/day × 20 working days
Inefficient Routing Fuel Waste $3,200/mo
Manual dispatch = suboptimal routing. Digital dispatch cuts fuel costs 12-18%. Based on $0.85/mi + 15% waste factor
Driver Downtime (Waiting for Dispatch) $2,100/mo
Drivers sitting idle waiting for next load assignment. Real-time dispatch eliminates 80% of wait time. Avg: 45 min/truck/day waste
Total Monthly Waste $9,700
Annual Impact: $116,400 for a 15-truck operation. Digital dispatch ROI: 8-12 months. Your numbers will vary—use the calculator to get your exact costs.