Local and regional
Regional dispatch service for drivers who want to sleep in their own bed
Not every truck wants to run coast to coast. Regional and local work keeps you within a few hundred miles of home, often back every night or every weekend. We plan your week inside the radius you set, keep the last load pointed home, and send every load to you to confirm or pass. 5% of gross with 6+ months of authority, no contract.
- Short-haul radius
- 150 air-mi
- Duty window
- 14 hrs
- Fee
- 5%
- Setup fee
- $0
Which runs stay inside the short-haul radius?
If you stay within 150 air-miles of your normal work reporting location and get back within 14 hours, the short-haul exception in 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1) means you don't need logs or an ELD for that day. Your carrier keeps time records instead, and driving limits still apply. Pick a home base to see which cities fall inside.
| City | Air-miles | Short-haul? |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth, TX | 29 | Inside radius |
| Waco, TX | 92 | Inside radius |
| Tyler, TX | 92 | Inside radius |
| Austin, TX | 181 | Outside |
| Shreveport, LA | 182 | Outside |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 191 | Outside |
| Houston, TX | 223 | Outside |
| San Antonio, TX | 256 | Outside |
Straight-line distance between city centers, not road miles. The exception also needs you back at your reporting location within 14 hours. Source: 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1) (FMCSA), checked 2026-10.
The exception is about duty records, not the job itself. Read the full rules in our hours of service guide.
Local truck dispatch and regional dispatch are different jobs
Local work means home every night: dump trucks running between pits and job sites, 26 ft box trucks doing final mile, hotshots running parts across a metro, flatbeds delivering building materials across town. The day is short miles and many stops, so dispatch is about scheduling and appointments.
Regional work means home every night or every weekend, usually within a few hundred miles. Vans, reefers and flatbeds running between distribution centers, plants and cities in one part of the country. Dispatch is about chaining loads in a loop that ends near home instead of a straight line away from it.
Many owners mix both. A regional week that ends with a local run on Friday is a good week. Either way, you're still bound by the hours-of-service limits: 11 hours of driving inside a 14-hour window when you're on logs.
What we book close to home
Every equipment type has work that stays local. These are the kinds we look for first when home time is the priority.
Dump and aggregate work
Pit to job site, quarry to plant. Hourly, per ton or per load, often home every night. See dump truck dispatch.
Final mile
26 ft box truck runs to stores, homes and job sites inside a metro, with liftgate where needed.
Building materials
Flatbed loads from yards and suppliers to construction sites around the region.
Regional van and reefer
Distribution center loops, grocery and retail freight that stays within a few states.
Hotshot parts runs
Same-day deliveries to job sites and shops inside a day's drive.
Shuttle and drop work
Power only and drop-and-hook loads between nearby facilities, sometimes several a day.
How we plan a week that ends at home
- 01
Set the radius
You tell us how far you'll go and how often you want to be home. That becomes the edge of every search.
- 02
Work backward from home
The last load of the day or week is chosen first. Everything before it is planned to get you there.
- 03
Chain short runs
Two or three short loads that loop beat one long load that leaves you 400 miles out on a Friday.
- 04
Watch the deadhead
Short-haul freight lives or dies on empty miles between stops, so we price every offer all-in.
“Regional loads don't pay.”
Per mile, short loads often pay more than long ones. Per day, they can pay less if you spend half of it waiting at docks. The good regional weeks come from tight loops, quick turns and reloads near the last drop. That's the planning we do, and you still decide on each load.
Regional and local dispatch questions
What is regional truck dispatch?
Dispatch that keeps your truck inside a set region, usually a few hundred miles from home, with loads chained so you get home every night or every weekend. The dispatcher plans the loop, negotiates each load and handles the broker calls. With us, you confirm or pass every load.
Can a dispatcher keep me home every night?
Often, for local work like dump hauling, final mile and short-haul freight, if your market has enough of it. Some weeks a home-every-night plan pays less than staying out. We'll show you both options and let you choose, rather than promising something the market won't support.
Do local drivers need an ELD?
Not on days that qualify for the short-haul exception: within 150 air-miles of the work reporting location and back within 14 hours. The carrier keeps time records instead (49 CFR 395.1(e)(1)). On days outside those limits, normal logs apply. Local dump drivers often qualify most days.
How far is regional trucking?
There's no legal definition. In practice, regional usually means staying within a few hundred miles or a group of neighboring states, with home time every week or more often. Tell us your limit and we plan inside it.
Can a new MC run regional?
Yes. Regional and local freight is often a good place for a new authority to start, because loads are shorter and you build a record with the same brokers quickly. Some brokers still wait 30 to 90 days before setting up a new MC, so the first weeks take more calls.
How much is regional dispatch?
The same as any other dispatch with us: 5% of gross on loads you haul with 6+ months of authority, 7% for a new MC, 26 ft box truck or hotshot, 4% for fleets. See the fee schedule.
Close to home, booked with your yes
No setup fee. No contract. You confirm every load.
Regional dry van, home every night
Example- Gross
- $4,700
- Fee 5%
- -$235
- You keep
- +$4,465