Industry Data

Truck Dispatch Industry Statistics

Third-party truck dispatching is one of the fastest-growing segments of trucking back-office services. Pricing, productivity, and adoption numbers below.

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Third-party truck dispatching is one of the fastest-growing segments of trucking back-office services. Pricing, productivity, and adoption numbers below.

  • 5–10%
    flat

    Industry-standard dispatch fee (% of gross)

    Source: Industry composite (Bonafide research) (2026)
  • $300–$500
    flat

    Per-week flat dispatch fee range

    Source: Bonafide research (2026)
  • 41%
    up

    Owner-operators using a third-party dispatcher

    Source: Bonafide 2026 OO Survey (n=820) (2026)
  • 12
    flat

    Average trucks per dispatcher

    Source: Bonafide internal benchmarks (2026)
  • +18%
    up

    Median RPM lift after switching from load board to dispatcher

    Source: Bonafide 2026 OO Survey (2026)

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Bonafide Trucking Solutions. (2026). Truck Dispatch Industry Statistics. https://bonafidetruckingsolutions.com/statistics/dispatch-industry

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