@Paul Oraj Hey Paul. I'm new here too. I am the similar...I watched a lot of trucking videos, then migrated to dispatching videos, and ran across Gurpreet's videos. I see a lot of people "passionate" about things and promise "the next great thing", so of course I approach with skepticism. But I truly do hope that I find a lot of value in this course, I find it to be as attainable as several people have made it seem in their YT videos. And I would also like to interact with those who have progressed through this industry, specifically those who started their own dispatching services after finishing this "lite" course and are rocking it now (or at least finding a decent level of success at it).

@Paul Oraj I agree. That is why I am here. I've sorted through all sorts of riff-raff...some legit, some semi-legit, and many that are just full of bunk. I know dispatching is a legit business. I know I've watched 50-plus hours of dispatcher videos that seem to echo the same sentiment. I'm looking forward to seeing if it makes a good fit for me (or I make a good fit for it).

@Gurpreet Gill , thanks for the info (in addition to you and your brother putting this course on). I take it the MC requirement in DAT is because they (brokers...aka shippers' agents) wanted to work directly with drivers/MC's and weren't planning on having a dispatcher/driver's agent on there where they (dispatchers) would try to negotiate a price up. What is your take on this?

@Gurpreet Gill Thanks for the feedback. Makes sense. Why is it that dispatchers are the only party in the chain that don't have a MC#?

@Joshua Ward Awesome, man! I wish you the most success. If I had learned of this at 19, no telling where I'd be now.... maybe Bermuda (and not in the triangle) 😆

@Chris Jeff Thanks. I don't plan on doing both together long-term. I figure I'd do one or two drivers while I am still working my job. That 1 or 2 drivers would be my "proof in concept" that this is a feasible thing for me to do. I know I wouldn't make that much off of only 1 or 2 drivers. But if I can manage them for 1 or 2 months successfully, then the (current) plan is to make a huge push to get a couple more drivers signed up as I put in my final notice at my job. By the time I have them driving, I will be focused on doing dispatching full time. Once that is the case, and I have gotten adjusted to having the new drivers, make a push to add even more drivers. Hence, the 5-10K a month goal... dispatching is not my "side-gig" plan....this is something I plan on doing long-term and full time. I only plan on keeping dispatching on the side while I am still learning the ropes and only have 1 or 2 drivers. Then, it will be time to drop my job and put everything I have into dispatching.

@Chris Jeff I consider anything that is realistic, feasible, and scalable. I've considered many things in the past, but most things I let go of quickly because I find them to be "get rich, no work" or "get rich quick", or they start asking for money up front without offering a mentorship/apprenticeship first. I feel if something is really that great, then the person pitching it wouldn't mind me training under them, making them more money while I get a small cut, until I learn the ropes and can go it on my own. As far as hard work, I don't mind the work. In nearly half a century, I have found few things out there that will pay really well without some level of hard work and hustle.

@Syed Abbas , thank you for a great insight and resource. Question... (and I don't mean it to be sarcastic) in what seems to be a fast-paced, gotta-be-quick, setting, trying to book the load before someone else snags it, how fast can you get through all those questions with the broker? That is a long list....something that I can see the answer to each of these questions would be important, but doesn't that eat up the time, going through this laundry list?

@Syed Abbas Thanks. I figured that, but being new to all things dispatch, I wanted to make sure.