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Equipment specialization

We speak every trailer — and know what each one should earn.

Different equipment, different brokers, different rate games. Our dispatchers specialize by trailer type, so you're not getting a generalist guessing at your market.

Dry Van

The workhorse of freight — enclosed trailers hauling palletized and boxed general goods. The deepest, most consistent load pool in the country.

  • We target consistent, well-paying regional and OTR lanes
  • Drop-and-hook programs to keep you rolling
  • Backhaul planning to kill deadhead miles

Sample lanes (market est.)

Houston → Dallas$2.30–2.80/mi
Chicago → Dallas$2.20–2.60/mi
Atlanta → Houston$2.10–2.50/mi
Houston edge: massive retail DC and consumer-goods volume out of the metro keeps vans loaded in every direction.

Reefer

Temperature-controlled trailers for food, produce, and pharma. Higher rates, tighter requirements — and a market that rewards a dispatcher who knows it.

  • Food-grade and temperature-spec lanes matched to your unit
  • Multi-stop and appointment-heavy freight handled
  • Detention & layover recovered on your behalf

Sample lanes (market est.)

Laredo → Atlanta$2.70–3.10/mi
McAllen → Houston$2.60–3.00/mi
Houston → Chicago$2.40–2.80/mi
Houston edge: proximity to the Rio Grande Valley produce corridor and Gulf food distribution means steady reefer freight.

Flatbed

Open-deck trailers for steel, lumber, machinery, and building materials. Tarping and securement know-how commands premium rates.

  • Steel, construction, and oil-and-gas equipment lanes
  • Tarp pay and securement time negotiated in
  • Permit-load coordination when needed

Sample lanes (market est.)

Houston → Odessa$2.60–3.10/mi
Birmingham → Houston$2.40–2.90/mi
Houston → New Orleans$2.50–3.00/mi
Houston edge: the energy capital's oilfield, pipe, and steel demand makes it one of the strongest flatbed markets in the US.

Step Deck

A dropped-deck flatbed for taller loads that won't clear on a standard deck. Opens up freight a regular flatbed can't legally haul.

  • Taller machinery and equipment freight
  • Ramps/loading needs factored into the rate
  • Over-dimensional and permit loads coordinated

Sample lanes (market est.)

Houston → San Antonio$2.60–3.10/mi
Dallas → Houston$2.50–3.00/mi
Houston → Lafayette$2.70–3.20/mi
Houston edge: heavy industrial and construction equipment moving across Texas keeps step decks in demand.

Power-Only

Just your tractor — you pull trailers the shipper or broker provides. Low overhead, high flexibility, and heavy drop-and-hook volume.

  • Drop-and-hook and trailer-pool programs
  • Fast turns with minimal dwell
  • Great for new authorities without a trailer

Sample lanes (market est.)

Houston → Austin$2.20–2.70/mi
Houston → Laredo$2.40–2.90/mi
Dallas → Houston$2.10–2.60/mi
Houston edge: dense drop-yard and distribution activity makes power-only one of the easiest ways to stay loaded here.

Hotshot

Expedited smaller loads on a gooseneck behind a medium-duty truck. Urgent, time-critical freight that pays a premium for speed.

  • Expedited and oilfield hotshot lanes
  • Speed and urgency priced into every load
  • Ideal for Class-A and non-CDL hotshot setups

Sample lanes (market est.)

Houston → Midland$1.90–2.60/mi
Houston → Corpus Christi$1.80–2.40/mi
Odessa → Houston$1.90–2.50/mi
Houston edge: the Permian and Gulf oilfield supply chain generates constant urgent hotshot demand out of Houston.

Box Truck

Straight trucks for LTL, local delivery, and final-mile. No CDL required for many, making them a popular entry into freight.

  • Local, regional, and expedited box-truck loads
  • Load-board and partner freight sourced daily
  • A friendly on-ramp for new operators

Typical work (market est.)

Local Houston metro$70–110/hr or flat
Regional TX runs$1.50–2.20/mi
Expedited / final-milePremium rates
Houston edge: a huge metro population means constant local delivery and LTL demand for box trucks.
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