The whiteboard was fine until two trucks were both twenty minutes away

A driver cannot collect a full container and hand that same load to the next customer as an empty. A useful dispatch plan follows the truck’s physical cycle: load an empty, deliver it, collect a full container, visit disposal, then return or continue with usable inventory. Distance alone does not tell you whether the plan works.

Smooth Hauling keeps an exchange as one task with a drop-off side and a pickup side. The visit carries both container movements together. Before dispatching, check the requested size, which truck can carry it, the empty inventory available at the yard and the disposal destination. A shortage deserves a visible decision before a driver arrives.

Recurring service turns a service pattern into dated tasks. It still needs exceptions: a paused customer, a closed site or a last-minute pull changes what should run. Review the day’s generated work alongside one-time orders, then assign the driver and sequence. The sample below is deliberately small enough to inspect every stop.

Routing uses an out-of-process solver. Travel without a configured road-network provider is a truck-aware estimate, not turn-by-turn legal-road guidance. Read the estimate caveat, review the proposed route and use a suitable navigation tool in the cab. A dispatcher remains responsible for local restrictions and safe access.