Learn what actions do and don’t affect your vehicle counts 

Starting on your first billing date after February 14, 2025, Central Dispatch will be aligning with the industry standard vehicle count methodology. That means that each vehicle you post will count towards your tier limit, even if it is part of a multi-vehicle listing or dispatch.  

This change will apply to every shipper account and impact your tier limit, no matter what Central Dispatch tier plan you have. As part of this update, we are increasing all tier limits to account for this change. Our updated plans start at $139.95 for 10 vehicles per month, with revised vehicle limits across all tiers. Learn more about our different plan options.

To help all our customers adjust to and get the most out of this new system, we’ll be sending you in-platform notifications if you approach your monthly vehicle tier limit. 

And don’t forget to read the lists below to see which in-platform actions will and will not impact your monthly vehicle tier limit. 

Vehicles will now be counted toward your tier limit when: 

• Added during listing creation 

• Added during listing creation from a delivered or archived dispatch 

• Relisted from an expired listing 

• Relisted with different vehicle(s) 

• Added in the listing editor 

• Added during conversion from listing to dispatch 

• Added during dispatch creation 

• Added in the dispatch editor 

• Edited vehicle(s) in dispatch editor (if VIN or Year, Make, or Model is changed)  

Vehicles will NOT be counted toward your tier limit when: 

• Deleted during listing creation 

• Relisted from an unexpired listing with same vehicle(s) 

• Edited in listing editor (YMM or VIN)  

• Deleted in the listing editor 

• Converted from listing to dispatch without adding vehicle(s) 

• Edited vehicle(s) in dispatch editor (no changes to VIN or Year, Make, or Model)  

• Edited VIN-less vehicle with VIN in dispatch editor 

• Deleted in the dispatch editor 

We want to make this process seamless for you and are committed to continuously improving the platform with new features to help you operate your business efficiently and profitably. Please reach out to us with any questions at 800-928-7869. 

Central Dispatch got some major enhancements in 2024, but there’s still more to come

For decades, Central Dispatch has helped customers ship vehicles profitably on the largest auto transportation marketplace. Now we’re helping them ship with even more profitably with the most streamlined marketplace!

From all-new tools to big marketplace updates, you can now execute every step of the transportation process more efficiently than ever, all on one centralized and easy-to-use platform.

New API Integrations create seamless connections to third-party technology providers, so you conduct your business on your preferred software. An enhanced dispatch experience delivers a more streamlined, modern interface capable of managing any number of loads. And our continued commitment to security in features like the FMCSA verification checklist, two-factor authentication, user management, plus our marketplace integrity team, we’re dedicated to proactively combating fraud and providing tools to help you avoid bad actors, while putting up roadblocks to keep them out of our platform.

New enhancements like these don’t just help you transport vehicles on Central Dispatch faster, easier, and more profitably — they future proof your business, helping you stay flexible as new challenges and changes take place in the industry.

But we’re not stopping there. We’re continuing to listen to your feedback, and using it to deliver even more valuable enhancements in 2025!

Load Board Enhancements: We’ve streamlined the load board to eliminate older listings after 30 days, ensuring “ready to move” loads are prioritized for carriers and helping shippers quickly attract the right carriers.

Vehicle Count Methodology: Each vehicle you post will count toward your tier limit, even if it is part of a multi-vehicle listing or dispatch. This ensures a truly end-to-end process from listing the vehicle, to finding a carrier, to fulfilling the delivery. For more details on how this impacts your account, read the announcement post here. 

Real-Time Tracking: Shippers are now able to receive live location and status updates delivered straight to their devices, including GPS location, ETA, eBOL information, and more, as long as carriers are using the Central Dispatch app. This allows shippers to easily stay on top of shipments and streamline communication, while saving carriers time by not needing to provide manual status updates. It’s the best way to strengthen relationships between shippers and carriers, and maximize confidence when transporting vehicles. 

Price Check and Price Check Plus: Shippers and carriers can utilize insights using Price Check to ensure a fair price for each individual vehicle. For those looking for more robust pricing insights, Price Check Plus uses AI-driven data to predict the optimal price for your load so you can maximize your profitability. Get access to not only listed prices, dates and dispatched information for previous loads, but final pricing and date dispatched details to make more informed decisions, all powered by our Market Intelligence transportation data. Learn more about Price Check and Price Check Plus here.

Central Dispatch Premium: Ship with more power and profit than ever before! Central Dispatch Premium gives you all the same features as a core plan, plus best-in-class transportation tools and unmatched professional support. Maximize vehicles’ profitability with Price Check Plus. Streamline your process with a suite of APIs. Coming soon, dispatch directly to your preferred partners with Preferred Carrier offers. And uncover new opportunities to drive efficiency and profit with Performance Management. Learn more about Central Dispatch Premium and all of our plan options! 

And, don’t miss the updates we’re rolling out in 2025:

Enhanced Transactional Ratings: You can now choose when your review is published, giving you the confidence to share your experience. Selecting “Publish Later” means your review will only be publicly posted after your partner has also submitted their rating, or the 14-day review window passes, making it easier to provide honest feedback, and helping foster more transparent partnerships. 

Coming soon: Payment Facilitation: Handle all payments and transactions without having to leave the Central Dispatch platform.

Watch Head of Business Lainey Sibble, and Head of Product Eric Schwartz, break down all the enhancements Central Dispatch has implemented this year to create an end-to-end solution that streamlines your core business.

Watch our product leads in this special interview talk about their plans to continuously listen to customer feedback, and develop that feedback into real features that help them solve real challenges.

Watch Head of Business Lainey Sibble explain how Central Dispatch’s new integrations and enhancements help you do all your transportation work more efficiently in one place!

Head of Business, Lainey Sibble and Head of Product, Eric Schwartz, explain all the new features Central Dispatch has rolled out to create a true end-to-end transportation solution that streamline your shipping management.

How our key marketplace enhancements help you ship with even more efficiency

At Central Dispatch, one of our primary goals is to help shippers get their vehicles from point A to point B with maximum efficiency and profitability. That’s why we are aligning with industry standards and updating the way we facilitate vehicles in the platform — counting each vehicle on a per-vehicle basis rather than a per-listing basis.  

What does that mean for you? It means each vehicle you post on Central Dispatch will count as one vehicle towards your subscription’s tier limit, even if it’s part of a multi-vehicle listing. It means getting more accurate pricing insights with our Price Check tool, and, coming soon, using the power of AI to list each vehicle at its optimal rate using Price Check Plus. It means managing the logistics of each and every vehicle from listing to delivery, with more precision and efficiency than ever — all with your Central Dispatch plan. 

Hear our Head of Business, Lainey Sibble, talk more about how this important update will change the way you price, manage, and ship vehicles for the better in this special video.  

Hear how Central Dispatch’s all-new marketplace integrations bring together disparate private marketplaces into a single location, so you can find profitable loads without having to switch systems or visit other sites, and shippers get an exclusive space to interact directly with their curated network of carriers.

Get a glimpse at the all-new features we’ve rolled out to make shipping on Central Dispatch more efficient and profitable.