Truck dispatch in Dallas, TX

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Freight in Dallas

Dallas is the biggest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metro, where about 312,700 people work in manufacturing and 891,800 in trade, transportation and utilities (BLS, August 2026, preliminary). The Dallas Regional Chamber lists Amazon, Kroger, UPS, Walmart and Tom Thumb–Albertsons among the region's largest employers, so store, grocery and e-commerce freight moves in and out every day.

South of downtown, the Southern Dallas County Inland Port covers 7,500 acres across five cities, next to Union Pacific's 360-acre Dallas Intermodal Terminal, which links Dallas to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. To the west, GM's Arlington Assembly builds the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade, and AllianceTexas in north Fort Worth has FedEx's Southwest regional sort hub and an Amazon regional air hub.

Major shippers and freight hubs

Listed for context from official sources. Fleetorica isn't affiliated with these companies, and we don't claim them as customers.

Main routes and truck traffic

The highways most loads in and out of Dallas run on: I-35E, I-45, I-30, I-20, I-635 (LBJ), I-35W, US 75, US 175.

I-35E runs north toward Denton and Oklahoma and south toward Waco, Austin, San Antonio and Laredo. I-45 starts in downtown Dallas and runs straight to Houston. I-30 heads west to Fort Worth and east to Texarkana and Little Rock, and I-20 crosses the south side toward Shreveport to the east and West Texas to the west. Those corridors carry most of the loads we book out of Dallas.

TxDOT counts an average of 17,000 trucks a day on I-35, with some segments much higher, and says the corridor carries 24% of the daily interstate truck miles in Texas. NCTCOG, the North Texas planning agency, names I-35W, I-35E, I-20, I-45 and I-30 as the region's top freight corridors: limited-access highways with truck volumes of 10,000 or more and at least 15% trucks.

Lane planner: what a load out of Dallas really pays

Pick a lane, type the broker's offer, and see your miles, driving time, fuel and what's left after dispatch.

Miles are estimates (straight-line distance × 1.13). Check your truck GPS before you accept a load. Driving days assume the 11-hour driving limit.

Who hauls out of Dallas

Most for-hire carriers based in Dallas are small: about two out of three run a single truck or less. That's who we work for: owner-operators and small fleets who want a dispatcher handling the load boards, broker calls and paperwork.

Largest for-hire carriers based in Dallas

By trucks reported to FMCSA, from the Company Census File for companies with a physical address in Dallas, TX, as of October 6, 2026. Listed for reference only; Fleetorica isn't affiliated with these companies. Check any carrier or broker with our carrier and broker lookup.

Truck parking and weigh stations

Truck space counts are from NCTCOG's 2018 Truck Parking Study, the latest count by site; locations are from TxDOT. The study found more than 100 truck stops with over 4,100 truck spaces in North Texas, and only one TxDOT safety rest area inside the region, on US 287 north of Decatur (northbound only), with no dedicated truck parking. Source

Dallas City Code (Chapter 28, Section 80) doesn't allow a truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer or any commercial motor vehicle to park, stop or stand on a public street. Source

Weigh stations

We couldn't find a permanent weigh station in Dallas County or the counties around it. Drivewyze's list of Texas fixed sites shows the closest on Dallas routes at Centerville on I-45 southbound, between Dallas and Houston, and Mount Pleasant on I-30 at mile 158, both directions. Source

Drivewyze reports bypass coverage at those Texas fixed sites. Source

Freight calendar for Dallas and Texas

When freight picks up in and around Dallas. Bars show the months; each line links its official source.

What we book, by truck type

Dry van

Distribution centers, retail and e-commerce freight keep dry vans busy all year. We look for reloads close to Dallas so you're not deadheading out of the Metroplex.

Reefer

Grocery distribution for the region, plus Rio Grande Valley citrus and South Texas onions heading north, keep reefers moving. We plan reloads so the unit isn't running empty.

Flatbed

Building materials, steel and machinery move to the area's construction sites and plants. We check securement and tarp needs before we book.

Box truck

A metro this size has steady final-mile, store and event freight for 26-foot box trucks, including deliveries around Fair Park during the State Fair.

Power only

Preloaded trailers and drop-and-hook freight out of the inland port's warehouses work well for power only units.

How we dispatch here

• We plan pickups and deliveries near Fair Park around the State Fair of Texas (September 25 to October 18, 2026), when traffic east of downtown picks up
• Dallas doesn't allow truck-tractors, trailers or other commercial motor vehicles to park on public streets, so we plan your stop before you roll
• For loads to Houston we run I-45 direct, and we book reloads out of the Houston area so the return trip pays
• We confirm appointment times with inland port and intermodal warehouses before we book
• Interstate carriers only need their USDOT number and MC. Loads that start and end in Texas need a TxDMV number for trucks over 26,000 lb

State rules, permits and taxes are on our Texas dispatch page.

Pricing

a percentage of the load's gross, quoted for your truck and lanes, charged only on loads we book. No contract, and your first load is free.

Other cities we cover in Texas

Austin · El Paso · Fort Worth · Houston · Laredo · San Antonio

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