Truck dispatch in Fort Worth, TX

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Freight in Fort Worth

Fort Worth is the western half of the Dallas–Fort Worth metro. BNSF Railway has its headquarters here, and the Dallas Regional Chamber calls the whole region a global inland port. Lockheed Martin builds the F-35 at Air Force Plant 4 in Fort Worth, Bell, Alcon and American Airlines are among the area's major employers, and Peterbilt has built trucks in Denton, at the north end of I-35W, since 1980.

North of downtown, AllianceTexas covers 27,000 acres around Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance, an industrial airport. Its 9,600-acre logistics hub has BNSF's Alliance intermodal hub, an Amazon regional air hub, FedEx's Southwest regional sort hub and a UPS ground hub, and NCTCOG's 2018 truck parking study listed distribution operations for Amazon, Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, LG Electronics, Michaels and Volkswagen along I-35W there. East of the city, GM's Arlington Assembly builds the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade.

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 Fort Worth run on: I-35W, I-20, I-30, I-820 (Loop 820), US 287, SH 114, SH 170, SH 360.

I-35W runs north past Alliance to Denton, where it rejoins I-35 toward Oklahoma City, and south to Hillsboro, Waco, Austin and San Antonio. I-20 heads west to Abilene, Midland and El Paso, and east past Dallas toward Shreveport. I-30 goes east through Arlington to Dallas, Texarkana and Little Rock, and US 287 runs northwest to Wichita Falls and Amarillo. Loop 820 circles the city, and SH 114 and SH 170 link Alliance to I-35W.

TxDOT counts used in NCTCOG's 2018 study put about 11,400 trucks a day on I-35W, 20% of its traffic, about 13,750 a day on I-20 through Parker County west of the city, and about 5,300 on US 287, where trucks are also 20% of traffic. TxDOT's 2024 I-35 briefing ranked I-35W from SH 183 to I-30 in Fort Worth No. 9 among Texas' most congested road segments in 2022 and No. 6 for truck delay.

Lane planner: what a load out of Fort Worth really pays

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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 Fort Worth

Most for-hire carriers based in Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth

By trucks reported to FMCSA, from the Company Census File for companies with a physical address in Fort Worth, TX, as of October 8, 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

The Hill County count and the Wise County note are from NCTCOG's 2018 Truck Parking Study, the latest count by site; locations and features are from TxDOT's rest area pages, checked October 2026. The study found more than 100 truck stops with over 4,100 truck spaces in North Texas, named I-35W north of downtown Fort Worth and Parker County on I-20 as corridors that need more parking, and found the one major truck stop on I-35W at Alliance (SH 170, about 150 spaces) at or near capacity most of the day. Source

Fort Worth's code, as NCTCOG summarized it in 2018 (Sec. 22-162.1 and 22-162.2), doesn't allow oversize commercial vehicles of 15,000 lb or more on residentially zoned property or residential streets, or on any other street for more than 2 hours. Source

Weigh stations

We couldn't find a permanent weigh station in Tarrant County or a published state list that shows one. Texas DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement troopers are responsible for enforcing size, weight, registration and operating authority rules on commercial vehicles statewide. Source

Freight calendar for Fort Worth and Texas

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

What we book, by truck type

Dry van

Distribution centers at Alliance and along I-35W, plus intermodal freight off the BNSF ramp, keep dry vans busy. We look for reloads close to Fort Worth so you're not deadheading out of the Metroplex.

Reefer

Food distribution in Fort Worth, Rio Grande Valley citrus and South Texas onions moving north on I-35, and grocery freight for the metro keep reefers moving. We check temperatures and appointment times on every load.

Flatbed

Building materials, machinery and equipment for the area's aerospace and truck plants give flatbeds steady work. We check securement, tarp needs and permits before we book.

Box truck

Final-mile and store freight across Tarrant County, and event freight around the Stock Show in January and February, suit 26-foot box trucks.

Power only

Preloaded trailers and drop-and-hook freight out of Alliance warehouses and the intermodal ramp work well for power only units.

How we dispatch here

• Truck parking around Alliance is tight: NCTCOG found one major truck stop on that stretch of I-35W, at SH 170, at or near capacity most of the day, so we plan your stop before you roll
• We never send you to park on Fort Worth streets. Oversize commercial vehicles can't park on residential streets or stay more than 2 hours on other streets
• We check I-35W conditions on DriveTexas and set appointment times around rush hour between SH 183 and I-30
• Heading west on I-20, the next state rest areas with truck parking are in Eastland County, near Ranger, so we plan fuel and parking before you leave the metro
• Interstate carriers only need their USDOT number and MC. Loads that start and end in Texas need TxDMV intrastate operating authority

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.

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