Does LaneLynx work under my own authority?

Yes. That’s the whole point. You keep your MC, your truck, and your rates. LaneLynx works for you the way a dispatcher does: it finds, negotiates, and handles paperwork, but the authority, the loads, and the money are yours.

How does LaneLynx actually talk to brokers?

Real phone calls, in a real voice. LaneLynx opens above the posted rate, works the counter, and closes professionally. Every call lands in your chat as a full transcript with the outcome, so you can read exactly what was said.

Do I get a say before anything is booked?

Always. You set your minimum before LaneLynx dials, and nothing books below it. If a broker counters under your floor, the decision comes back to you: accept, pass, or send LaneLynx back in.

What happens after the load is booked?

LaneLynx checks the rate con against the agreed rate, starts the detention clock at the dock, and tracks your invoice until the money actually lands. If a broker cancels on you after dispatch, it files the TONU claim by phone.

A flat fee, never a percentage of your loads. A dispatch service taking 5–10% of a $2,700 load costs you $135–270 every haul; LaneLynx won’t work that way. Exact pricing comes with your early-access invite.

We onboard in waves, in waitlist order. Every new driver gets real attention during setup, so we keep the waves small. Join the list and we’ll email you when your spot opens.

Comparison

Flat-fee vs. percentage dispatch: what it really costs you

July 30, 2026 · 7 min read

Both models pay for the same thing — someone finding, negotiating, and booking your loads. The difference is how the bill scales. One stays put; the other climbs with every dollar you earn. Here’s the honest math.

The core difference in one line

Percentage dispatch charges more when you earn more. Flat-fee dispatch charges the same no matter what. That single fact drives everything below.

Side-by-side, on real numbers

Take an owner-operator running 15 loads a month at an average linehaul of $2,700 — roughly $40,500 in monthly gross:

Percentage at 10%: ~$4,050/month, about $48,600/year.
Percentage at 7%: ~$2,835/month, about $34,000/year.
Flat fee at $200/week: ~$867/month, about $10,400/year.

On these numbers the flat fee saves roughly $23,000–$38,000 a year versus a percentage — money that stays in your pocket for the identical service.

Where percentage can win

Percentage isn’t always the loser. It comes out ahead when your volume is low or your loads are cheap. If you only run 4 loads a month at $1,500, 10% is $600/month — less than a $200/week flat fee. The break-even is real: below a certain volume, paying only when you haul makes sense. The mistake is assuming percentage is “cheaper” because the number is small. It’s only cheaper below your break-even point.

Find your break-even:divide the annual flat fee by your percentage rate to get the annual gross where they tie. At $10,400/year and 10%, that’s $104,000 of gross — earn more than that and the flat fee wins.

The incentive problem with percentage

There’s a subtler issue than price. When a dispatcher earns a percentage, every load they book pays them — which quietly rewards booking often over booking well. A flat-fee dispatcher has no reason to push you onto a mediocre load just to trigger a commission; their pay is the same whether you take a $2,200 load or hold out for the $2,700 one down the board.

It cuts the other way on negotiation, too. A percentage dispatcher who squeezes an extra $300 out of a broker earns maybe $30 for the effort. The upside for the hard work is mostly yours either way — so you want a model that isn’t skimming the reward for it.

Predictability matters more than it looks

Flat fee is a fixed line on your monthly cost sheet. That makes your cost-per-mile and your break-even rate easy to calculate, which is the foundation of knowing your real numbers before you say yes to a load. Percentage floats with revenue, so your dispatch cost is never the same two months running.

How to decide

Pull your last 3 months: real load count and average linehaul.
Compute the percentage cost at the rate you’re quoted.
Compare it to the flat quote for the same period.
If you’re above your break-even gross (and most steady operators are), flat wins on price and on incentives.

Not sure a dispatcher earns either fee? Start with what a truck dispatcher actually does, then check current pricing in how much owner-operators pay for dispatch.