Truck Dispatch for New Authority Carriers
A brand new MC gets filtered by broker authority-age rules before anyone looks at your truck. A MetaSys dispatcher works the brokers who onboard new authorities, keeps your packet complete, and books the steady loads that build your history.
- You approve every load
- Week to week, no long-term contract
- 7 to 8% for a single truck, less for fleets
Your first weeks decide which brokers will work with you next.
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What a dispatcher can and cannot do for a new MC
Authority-age rules are the top reason a new authority sits empty in its first weeks. Here is where a dispatcher actually helps, and where nobody can.
What your dispatcher does
- Build a complete carrier packet once (MC, DOT, insurance certificate, W-9) so broker approvals are not held up by a missing document
- Work the brokers who onboard new authorities instead of burning your first weeks on ones who will not
- Check broker credit before accepting a load from an unknown payer, which matters most when one unpaid load can sink a new carrier
- Book steady, on-time loads so your authority builds the lane history that opens the rest of the board
- Review every rate confirmation before it is signed, including detention and accessorial terms
What nobody can do for you
- Make a broker drop its own authority-age rule. That is the broker's policy, and nobody can sign you past it
- Promise a specific broker will approve a new MC. Approval rules change, and each broker decides for itself
- Make a new authority look older than it is. Anyone offering that is a risk to your authority, not a shortcut
Your truck. Your call.
The straight answers owner-operators and small fleets ask for before they hand a truck to a dispatcher.
You approve every load
Every load offer comes with the rate, the lane, the pickup and delivery windows, and the broker. You accept or you pass. Nothing gets booked over your head.
No long-term contract
We work week to week. If the loads or the service are not right in any given week, you can cancel without penalty.
No monthly or setup fees
Dispatch is a percentage of gross load revenue and nothing else. If you do not make money, neither do we.
Keep your own brokers
Your existing broker contacts stay yours. Your dispatcher works them alongside our network instead of replacing them.
A person, 7 days a week
Dispatch coverage runs 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays. When something happens on the road, a person is reachable, not a queue.
Brokers checked before you roll
Broker credit is checked before we accept a load from an unknown payer, and every rate confirmation is reviewed before it is signed.
What dispatch costs
A percentage of gross load revenue that scales down as your fleet grows. No monthly fees, no setup costs.
Owner-operator
7 to 8%
Single truck
Small fleet
6 to 7%
2 to 5 trucks
Growing fleet
5 to 6%
6 or more trucks
Load boards and broker relationships we work
- DAT One
- Truckstop.com
- Echo Global
- Coyote
- CH Robinson
- TQL
- Uber Freight
Need cash between loads? MetaSys is an authorized partner of Riviera Finance, OTR Solutions, and RTS Financial, with factoring rates from 1.5%. Freight factoring
From a new MC to a track record
There is no shortcut through authority age, but there is a right order to do things in.
- 01
Onboarding
Submit your carrier information. Onboarding takes about 24 hours, and your packet goes to brokers who onboard new authorities.
- 02
First loads
Most carriers receive their first dispatched load within 24 to 48 hours of completing onboarding. You approve every load before it is booked.
- 03
Building history
Your dispatcher books repeat lanes where it can and reviews lane performance with you every week, so the record you build is a consistent one.
- 04
A wider board
As your authority ages and your history grows, more brokers will onboard you. Same dispatcher, same terms, more freight to choose from.
Have these ready and onboarding takes about a day
A broker setup that stalls on a missing document costs a new carrier days it cannot spare. Your dispatcher collects this once and sends it with every new broker packet.
- MC number and DOT number
- Certificate of insurance, including your cargo limit
- W-9
- Equipment details: trailer type, length, and any special equipment
- Preferred lanes, home base, and no-go areas
- Notice of assignment, if you factor your invoices
No MC or DOT number yet?
That is a different problem from a young authority. MetaSys can put your truck on lease under an active operating authority, either MetaSys's own MC/DOT or a partner carrier's, so dispatch has an authority to book against from day one. The term is 6 months with 1 month's written notice to exit, any truck type is accepted except sprinter vans, and MetaSys helps carriers who later want to move on to their own authority.
Lease-on and authority placementNew authority on a specific trailer?
Each equipment page covers how brokers treat a new MC on that freight, from reefer cargo-claim caution to trailer pools on power only.
- Dry van dispatch53 ft van
- Reefer dispatchSetpoint, mode, pulp
- Flatbed dispatchFlatbed, step deck, RGN
- Power only dispatchDrop and hook
- Hotshot dispatchClass 3 to 5
- Box truck dispatchStraight truck, liftgate
Running one truck? See owner-operator dispatch.
Questions new authorities ask before they sign up
Can a dispatcher get loads for a brand new MC authority?
Yes. New MC numbers get filtered out by brokers with authority-age rules, which is the most common reason a new authority sits empty. MetaSys builds your carrier packet, gets you approved with brokers who onboard new authorities, and works your first weeks toward the lane history that opens the rest of the board.
Can a dispatcher get around a broker's authority-age rule?
No, and you should be wary of anyone who says they can. An authority-age rule is the broker's own policy. What a dispatcher can do is stop you wasting time on brokers who will not book a new MC, keep your carrier packet complete so approvals are not held up, and book steady loads with the brokers who do onboard new authorities, so your history builds as quickly as your truck runs.
What do I need to start dispatch with a new authority?
Your MC and DOT numbers, a certificate of insurance with your cargo limit, a W-9, and your equipment details and preferred lanes. Onboarding takes about 24 hours once you submit that information, and most carriers receive their first dispatched load within 24 to 48 hours of completing onboarding.
How much does dispatch cost for a new authority?
The same as for any carrier. MetaSys charges a percentage of gross load revenue: 7 to 8 percent for a single truck, 6 to 7 percent for 2 to 5 trucks, and 5 to 6 percent for 6 or more. There are no monthly fees, no setup costs, and no long-term contract.
Do I have to take every load my dispatcher finds?
No. Every load offer comes with the rate, the lane, the pickup and delivery windows, and the broker before anything is booked. You accept or you pass, and nothing gets booked over your head.
Should a new authority set up freight factoring?
Often, yes. Standard broker payment terms are 30 to 45 days, which is hard to carry when fuel is due before the first check clears. MetaSys is an authorized partner of Riviera Finance, OTR Solutions, and RTS Financial, with rates from 1.5%, and can set factoring up alongside dispatch so the notice of assignment goes to brokers with your carrier packet.
What if I do not have my own MC or DOT number yet?
That is a different situation from a young authority being filtered by broker rules. MetaSys can put your truck on lease under an active operating authority, either MetaSys's own MC/DOT or a partner carrier's, so dispatch has an authority to book loads against from day one. The term is 6 months with 1 month's written notice to exit, and MetaSys helps carriers who want to move on to their own authority later.
Is there a long-term contract for dispatch?
No. Dispatch works week to week. If the loads or the service are not right in any given week, you can cancel without penalty.
Put your new MC to work
Leave your number and your MC details. A MetaSys dispatcher will call or text you within one business day, and most carriers are dispatched within 48 hours of completing onboarding.