Guides for expedite carriers,
from a carrier that runs its own fleet.
Practical answers on rates, dispatch, tracking and compliance for sprinter, cargo van and straight-truck operations.
How to start a sprinter van expedite company: authority, insurance and first loads
Authority, insurance, equipment and finding your first loads.
Detention pay in expedite: how to track it and actually get paid
A practical routine for proving, billing and collecting detention on sprinter, cargo van and straight truck loads.
Cargo van vs sprinter vs straight truck: which freight and rates each gets
What each truck class hauls and how that shapes your rates.
What a rate confirmation should include (checklist)
Every field to check on a rate con before you dispatch, how to verify the broker, and what to do when the paper doesn't match the call.
How brokers vet carriers for fraud, and how to pass every check
What brokers check before they tender, and how to be ready.
Stop check calls: live tracking for small expedite fleets
Replace status calls with tracking your customers will actually use.
Expedite load boards: how to choose
What to compare when picking load boards: facts only, no rankings.
Sprinter van cost per mile: the real numbers
Work out your own cost per mile and break-even rate.
Factoring for small carriers: how a complete invoice packet speeds payment
What a factor needs to pay you fast, and how to send it.
Onboarding drivers and owner-operators under your authority
Documents, setup and the first week for new drivers.
Calculators for the office.
Detention pay calculator
Arrival and departure times, free time and hourly rate → the amount to bill.
Cost per mile calculator
Sprinter, cargo van or straight truck: fuel, insurance, payment, maintenance → CPM and break-even.
MC / DOT lookup
Check a broker’s or carrier’s authority in one search.
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Built by Baltic Global Inc., an expedite carrier that dispatches on BaltriX · Summit Expedite and SX-48266 are sample data