A ten-week certificate course in remote truck dispatching: reading a load board, working out the all-in cost per mile that decides every yes, calling a broker on a load, checking the rate confirmation field by field, planning a week inside the driver's legal hours, assembling the payment packet, and reporting the week to the owner without softening the bad news. Taught on DAT One, Truckstop and a dispatch board, with one fictional carrier, Redline Carriers, whose drivers, brokers and lanes stay consistent all course.
Start: October 12, 2026 · 11 AM WAT (Nigeria).
Fee: ₦200,000 for this track, or two ₦100,000 installments with the balance due three weeks later.
Format: Ten weeks: eight of lessons, assignments and one live class a week, then two practicum weeks of timed shifts on the track's job simulator. Your track’s live-session day and time are confirmed at enrolment.
Who is who and who holds what authority; the dispatcher's line; Redline Carriers; the written dispatch agreement; how the desk is paid; what a dispatcher is not; the dispatch board; the load boards; the morning routine.
Dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck; weights and dimensions; reefer basics; lanes, headhaul and backhaul; deadhead; regional versus OTR; all-in cost per mile; the floor; market rate by lane and month; working US hours from Lagos.
Anatomy of a posting; the phrases decoded; the posting that is not what it says; the first thirty seconds; the questions that save a wasted call; confirming numbers back; from yes to rate confirmation; the rate confirmation with the wrong date; the call log.
Anchors, walk-away and the floor; asking for more; saying no and leaving the door open; detention, layover, TONU, stop-offs and lumpers; FMCSA SAFER; broker credit; double brokering; contracting as a foreign dispatcher, W-8BEN and payment rails.
The 11-hour driving limit; the 14-hour window; the 30-minute break; the 70-hour cycle and the 34-hour restart; ELDs; sleeper berth; booking against remaining hours; the driver 40 minutes from the limit; the driver who wants to run illegal; four time zones from Lagos.
Rate confirmation, bill of lading and proof of delivery; lumper and scale receipts; the payment packet; invoicing the broker; days to pay; chasing late payment; factoring, quick pay and the cost of money; the detention dispute won from the record.
The breakdown call; accidents and claims in outline; cargo damage and the reefer that warmed up; late pickups; missed appointments; the shipper who will not load; what Carmen needs to hear; hiding versus reporting; the load you refuse; saying no to Ray.
Eight trucks for a week; utilisation and revenue per truck; the truck that lost money; the weekly report to Ray; bad news as it is; onboarding an owner-operator; scaling to twelve trucks; the dispatch service model named and not promised; dispatching from Nigeria honestly; the capstone brief.
Timed shifts on the Redline desk: brokers call, a rate confirmation arrives with the wrong date, a driver is 40 minutes from his limit, a broker fails the FMCSA check, and every call goes in the log.
More shifts including a breakdown with a produce load, a detention dispute argued from the record, a below-cost lane refused in writing with the alternative, and a tutor-marked capstone. Passing needs zero critical errors.
Plan for a computer, headset, reliable internet, a quiet practice space, and time for assignments. Review the student handbook for assessment, access, and policy details before payment.
Issued by SchoolRegistry Academy when the track’s assessment requirements are met. It is not third-party accreditation and does not promise job placement.
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