Looking to grow your business? You can always try online load boards to find loads, but those jobs are usually hit-or-miss in terms of revenue. Many are posted by brokers who will take forever to pay and take high cuts of your pay once they do.

What you really need to develop a stable, successful business are long-term, reliable, regular clients, aka “shippers”. But as a small or medium-sized carrier, dedicating the time and talent to scout out that kind of business often isn’t feasible.

What if we told you that you don’t need a dedicated sales team to find that kind of business? That there is an easy way for small and medium-sized carriers to find hassle-free predictable income without adding any resources to their operations? You’d be interested right? If you answered yes, you’re in the right place!

No matter what size carrier you are, we know you need hassle-free predictable income. By dedicating capacity to SemiCab, carriers get exactly that, without having to change the way they run their business. Read on to discover exactly how carriers can benefit from joining SemiCab’s Collaborative Transportation Platform.

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‍What’s the carrier experience like on the SemiCab Platform?

When a carrier joins the SemiCab Collaborative Transportation Platform, they have the option to choose between dedicating all or some of their available capacity. We understand that dedicating capacity is extremely different from what carriers are accustomed to doing, that’s why we offer the ability for carriers to ramp up slowly.

If dedicated capacity is a new concept for you, let us briefly explain how it works. When shippers engage in a dedicated fleet arrangement — a group of tractors, trailers, drivers, and other resources are assigned to exclusively carry out operations for a chosen set of facilities or lanes in a transportation network. When carriers engage in a dedicated capacity arrangement with SemiCab  - we arrange for that capacity to carry out operations for a chosen set of lanes being managed for shippers on our platform.

By dedicating some or all of your capacity to SemiCab, you will get predictable income that empowers you to grow your business without a large dedicated sales team in place. By working with SemiCab, carriers gain access to thousands of dedicated freight opportunities without having to lift a finger. We’ll take care of relationship building and management, while you focus on managing your drivers, maintaining your trucks, and growing your operations.

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‍What does dedicating capacity really mean?

Dedicating capacity to SemiCab means that you agree to allow us to schedule some or all of your trucks to haul shipments consistently, at a fixed rate, for an agreed-upon amount of time. We would use our proprietary Orchestrated Collaboration™ approach to combine availability and demand to ensure your trucks are fully booked. This is all done by our platform, requiring no work on your part to make it happen.

When you dedicate your capacity to us, we will ensure loads are being assigned to you on a continuous basis so you can focus on the other areas of your business that need attention. If you have 10 trucks and choose to dedicate two of them to SemiCab, you would be guaranteed a consistent amount of revenue, every week, without having to change a thing for those dedicated trucks. No spot market searches, no load board inefficiencies, no loss of revenue. In fact, that predictable income could be your chance to buy another truck to increase your offerings for the long term.

What is required of me?

‍Joining the SemiCab Collaborative Transportation Platform is easy and hassle-free. To set up an account, you will need your DOT or MC number. With that in hand, you can visit our website and get started. Once your account is set up you will be asked to upload a W9, your Operation Authority and Auto Liability Insurance documents. After that, we’ll assign an Account Manager to your account to discuss your available capacity and start booking your loads.

As a SemiCab carrier, you’ll need to be able to integrate with ELD and download our SemiCab app. You’ll also be expected to meet minimum service requirements, like on-time pickup, tender acceptance, proof of delivery, etc. to keep your lane assignments. There is flexibility, but for those choosing to dedicate a large part of their capacity to SemiCab, we offer long term agreements, anywhere from three months to a year.

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How will I get paid?

‍Getting paid in a timely fashion is crucial, we know, which is why once a load is delivered and a POD is uploaded, our platform will automatically trigger an invoice for us to pay. We pay you directly, there’s no waiting for shippers to act or respond. We also have a Quick Pay option that will allow you to get paid immediately for the lowest fee in the industry. Nobody likes waiting to get paid, with SemiCab, you won’t.

You’re promising elimination of volatility, how?

‍We know carriers face a multitude of challenges every day, which is why we want to help. Working with SemiCab guarantees stability and growth. By dedicating capacity to us, rates remain the same for the length of the agreement, except fluctuating fuel costs. Better yet, however many loads you’ve dedicated to us, you’ll always have that number of loads generating revenue for you on a weekly basis.

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What’s in it for me?

‍You’ve ridden the spot market wave, and you know what that gets you: high stress, unpredictable revenue, and a lot of wasted time. We understand that collaboration is a job in and of itself, which is why SemiCab wants to do it for you. By dedicating some or all of your capacity to SemiCab you:

• Gain predictable revenue
• Grow your business
• Protect your business from market volatility
• Track all shipments in real-time
• And much more!

Let us be your growth partner and run your loads for you, so you can concentrate on expanding your business by keeping your customers and drivers happy, and acquiring new equipment to support your growth. Yes, this is a big change in how you run your business, but isn’t it time to try something new? Something that can actually make a difference? We think so, and we want you to be part of that change. Schedule a call with one of our executives today.