Central Dispatch
Central Dispatch describes itself as the country’s largest self-managed auto transportation marketplace, where shippers post vehicles and carriers find loads. Its site says the platform gives users choice at every step, from dispatch to drop-off.
Central Dispatch: Marketplace for shippers and carriers
The company offers tools for shippers to manage shipments and documents, for carriers to find and match loads, and a mobile app for carriers.
| Product or service | Function |
|---|---|
| Marketplace for shippers and carriers | Users post, partner and dispatch loads in one place, with user ratings and competitive pricing. |
| Shipment management | Digital dispatches, and a view of listed vehicles, current jobs and documents. |
| Load matching | Notifications for new loads and route-based opportunities. |
| Carrier mobile app | Finding loads, completing vehicle inspections, clear invoices and real-time tracking. |
| API integrations | Integrations for transportation workflows. |
Central Dispatch: product details
Central Dispatch says more than 20,000 carriers were in its network over the last year and that over 10 million vehicles are posted each year. Its features page describes a Price Check tool built on real market listings, a Price Check Plus tier with AI predictive pricing, a dashboard for listings and dispatches, ratings for every verified transaction, API integrations for shippers' own systems and a free carrier app that handles load search, inspections and invoice expenses.
A dealer shipping vehicles should ask which of these are part of the standard listing fee.