What we do for your truck
- Find the loads. We work DAT One and Truckstop every day, plus broker relationships built over years.
- Negotiate the rate. Every offer is judged on the real rate per mile, deadhead included, not the posted number.
- Plan the next load before this one delivers. The reload is searched while you are still rolling, so you are not sitting empty on a Friday afternoon.
- Broker setup and paperwork. Carrier packets, rate confirmations, check calls, POD, invoices or factoring submission.
- Detention, layover, TONU. We check the terms on the rate con before the truck moves and request detention in writing when the clock runs.
- Your lanes and home time. Tell us where you like to run, where you will not go and how often you want to be home.
Running out of Chicago
A few things matter more here than in most markets:
- Outbound vs. inbound. Getting a load out of Chicago is usually not the hard part. Getting a good load back in, from the right place, at the right rate, is. We plan the round trip, not just the first leg.
- Where you start counts. The suburbs and the Joliet / Elwood logistics area are a long way from the north side in traffic. We price deadhead from where your truck actually is, not from "Chicago, IL".
- Tolls and traffic. Illinois Tollway roads, city traffic and appointment windows at suburban warehouses all eat hours. We count them when we compare loads and set realistic pickup times.
- Midwest lanes. I-55, I-57, I-65, I-80, I-90 and I-94 all run through or near Chicago, so there are many ways out. We pick lanes that keep you near home if home time matters to you, or that keep the truck moving if miles matter more.
How we start
- 1You tell us about the truck. Fill in the form: your MC, where you are based, where you like to run and how often you want to be home.
- 2A dispatcher calls you within one business day to talk lanes, freight and how we work.
- 3We get set up. You send your carrier packet once (MC/DOT, W-9, insurance certificate, factoring notice if you factor).
- 4We start finding loads. Rate cons, check calls, detention, POD and the invoice are handled from the first load.
Why IULink
- Ten years on the boards. We have dispatched through good markets and bad ones.
- The TMS is included. Your loads, documents and invoices run on IULink TMS, the system our own desk runs on, while we dispatch you.
- Get it in writing. Before the first load, ask any dispatcher, us included, for a written agreement that says what they do, what they don't, and how either side can end it. Our guide on dispatch service agreements lists what should be in one.
Questions Chicago drivers ask
- Do I need to be based in Chicago?
- No. We dispatch across the 48 contiguous states. This page is for drivers who run from Chicago and the Midwest because that is where we are focusing first.
- Do you have an office in Chicago?
- No. We work remotely, by phone and email. Your truck is on the road, and so is our work.
- How fast will I hear back?
- A dispatcher calls within one business day of your form.
Ready when you are
Tell us about your truck and where you like to run. A dispatcher calls within one business day.
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