Freight Capacity for Shippers Who Are Done Chasing Carriers
One specialist takes your lane, places it inside a network of 465+ vetted carriers across all 50 states and the Mexico crossings, and stays on it until delivery is documented. Dry van to RGN, reefer to hazmat, one point of contact instead of a different dispatcher every week.
What does Dobie Transport do for a shipping department?
Dobie Transport is a coordinated transportation company based in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. You bring the lanes, we bring the capacity: a network of 465+ vetted carriers covering all 50 states and the crossings into Mexico, managed by a dedicated logistics specialist assigned to your account. Dry van, refrigerated, flatbed, step deck, RGN, lowboy, container, oversized, hazmat, and vehicles and heavy equipment all move through one point of contact, with carrier operating authority and insurance verified before every dispatch.
The cost you are already paying to move freight
Most shipping departments do not have a carrier problem. They have a coordination problem. Every lane gets re-quoted from zero, every load lands with a different dispatcher, and every exception falls on whoever is already busiest that morning. The freight moves. Your team pays for it in phone calls.
The gaps are where the cost hides. The person who answered the phone is not the person who dispatched the truck, and neither of them is the driver at your dock. When those three do not talk to each other, you inherit the silence: a missed appointment window, a reefer running the wrong set point, a flatbed that arrives without the securement your load needs.
Dobie closes that gap by owning it. One specialist takes the lane, places it inside the vetted network, and stays on it until delivery is documented.
One specialist per account, not a queue
You get a dedicated logistics specialist who learns your lanes, your receivers and your appointment rules. Not a queue, not a rotating pool. When a plant moves a dock window at five in the morning, support is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and your account has one specialist who owns the lane instead of a ticket that starts over with whoever is on shift.
That same specialist books the carrier, verifies the authority and insurance before dispatch, and works the exception when one comes up. Freight breaks at night and on weekends far more often than it breaks at ten on a Tuesday, which is why the support line does not close.
The full equipment range, so one lane never needs a second vendor
Dobie coordinates dry van, refrigerated, flatbed, step deck, RGN, lowboy, container drayage, oversized and overweight, hazmat, and vehicles and heavy equipment. If your plant ships palletized goods on Monday and a piece of production machinery on Friday, both go to the same specialist instead of two vendors with two intake processes.
Freight outside vehicles and machinery is handled by an internal team built for it, with experience in refrigerated, food and hazardous materials. Temperature range, run mode and placarding get specified on the load before it is booked, not discovered at the dock.
On open deck, cargo is secured to FMCSA standards and tarped when the load calls for it. Oversize permits, escorts and route planning are arranged when the dimensions require them, ahead of dispatch rather than on the shoulder of a highway.
All 50 states, with the border as home field
Coverage is all 50 states plus cross-border movement into Mexico, and into Central America when the routing calls for it. The border is not a side business here. Based in the Rio Grande Valley, Dobie treats U.S. to Mexico logistics as home-field operations: the crossings, the brokers, the staging yards and the Mexico-side carriers are weekly business, not an exotic add-on.
Carriers on the Mexico side are vetted exactly the way U.S. carriers are, on active operating authority, current insurance and equipment that matches the assignment. For your department, that means the crossing stops being a separate project you manage from a spreadsheet with three phone numbers in it.
How a carrier earns the right to haul your load
Every carrier that hauls a Dobie shipment is verified for active operating authority (MC/DOT), current insurance with limits that fit the load, and equipment that matches the assignment. Certificates are checked at dispatch, not once a year, and carriers earn repeat loads by performing, not by being cheapest that day.
Your cargo is covered by the carrier's cargo insurance from pickup to delivery, and dispatch confirms the certificate the day the truck is assigned. Enclosed carriers typically carry higher coverage limits appropriate to what they haul. Condition is documented at pickup and again at delivery, with inspection at both ends, so if something goes wrong the claim opens with evidence instead of an argument about who saw what.
What to send so the first quote comes back as a real number
Pricing gets accurate when the request is specific. Send origin and destination by city and state, the commodity and its weight, dimensions if the load does not palletize, the equipment you expect, how often the lane runs, and any temperature, permit or appointment requirement attached to it.
Volume and frequency change the answer more than anything else on that list. A one-time move gets spot capacity. A lane that repeats gets planned against carriers in the network who already run that corridor instead of being re-shopped from zero every week. Carriers earn repeat loads by performing, so a steady lane tends to come back to carriers that already know the route and the receiver. Tell us which one you have. The form on this page is the entire intake, and a specialist works it, not an auto-responder.
Equipment Dobie coordinates
One specialist covers this entire list, so the odd load does not send you looking for a second vendor.
| Dry van | Palletized and floor-loaded freight that needs neither temperature control nor open deck access. |
|---|---|
| Refrigerated | Temperature-controlled loads, with set point and continuous or cycle run specified on the dispatch. |
| Flatbed | Steel, pipe, lumber, packaged machinery. Secured to FMCSA standards and tarped when specified. |
| Step deck | Loads too tall for a flatbed deck that still load and ride without a well. |
| RGN and lowboy | Tracked and wheeled machinery that has to drive on at deck level, and tall fixed equipment. |
| Container drayage | Port and rail ramp pulls, chassis coordination and the empty return leg. |
| Oversized and overweight | Loads past legal width, height, length or weight. Permits, escorts and route planning arranged before dispatch. |
| Hazmat | Regulated materials coordinated by an internal team with experience in hazardous materials, with equipment matched to the assignment and placarding and shipping papers confirmed on the load. |
| Vehicles and heavy equipment | Open and enclosed vehicle transport, plus construction, agricultural and industrial machinery. |
The freight profile that gets priced fastest
- Origin and destination by city and state, plus the dock hours at both ends.
- Commodity and weight, with dimensions if the load does not palletize.
- The equipment you expect, or the constraint that decides it: height, deck length, temperature.
- Frequency: a one-time move, a monthly project, or a lane you want covered all year.
- Temperature range and whether the trailer runs continuous or cycle.
- Hazmat class and UN number, if the material is regulated.
- Permit, escort or route restrictions you already know about from a previous move.
- Whatever the receiver enforces: appointment windows, lumper policy, driver check-in rules.
- Whether the load crosses into Mexico, and which crossing your customs broker prefers.
What we confirm with you in writing
Two things a procurement team always asks for, and that we put in writing on the first call instead of publishing a number that may not match your load:
- The authority and insurance documentation your vendor onboarding form requires, so we send exactly the package your procurement process asks for.
- The cargo coverage limit for your specific commodity, since limits are matched to the load and verified on the assigned carrier's certificate at dispatch.
Request a Freight Quote
Tell us what moves, where and how often. A logistics specialist replies with pricing and capacity, not a form letter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Dobie own the trucks?
No. Dobie coordinates transportation through a network of 465+ vetted carriers, managed by dedicated logistics specialists. That is deliberate. Capacity gets matched to your load instead of your load being forced onto whichever trailer happens to be sitting idle. Every carrier is verified for active operating authority, current insurance and equipment that fits the assignment before it is dispatched.
Can you cover a lane that runs every week, not just one-off loads?
Yes. Send the lane, the volume and the frequency, and it gets planned against carriers in the network who already run that corridor instead of being re-shopped every Monday. Carriers earn repeat loads by performing, so a consistent lane tends to come back to the same carriers, the ones that already know your receiver's rules.
What documentation can I get for my vendor file before the first load?
The carrier's operating authority and insurance are verified before your load is dispatched, and the certificate is checked the day the truck is assigned, not once a year, so the document that covers your freight matches the truck at your dock. Ask your specialist which documents your procurement process needs and we will confirm in writing what we can provide.
How is a shipment into Mexico different from a domestic one?
The load, the paperwork and the crossing get coordinated as one movement instead of three handoffs. Dobie is based in the Rio Grande Valley, so the crossings, the brokers, the staging yards and the Mexico-side carriers are weekly business. Mexico-side carriers are vetted on the same criteria as U.S. carriers: active operating authority, current insurance and equipment that matches the load.
Do you handle refrigerated and hazmat freight?
Yes, through an internal team dedicated to freight outside vehicles and machinery, with experience in refrigerated, food and hazardous materials. Temperature set point, run mode, placarding and shipping papers are specified when the load is booked and confirmed with the carrier at dispatch. Tell us the commodity and, for regulated material, the hazard class and UN number.
What happens if cargo is damaged in transit?
Condition is documented at pickup and again at delivery, with inspection at both ends, so a claim starts with evidence instead of an argument about who saw what. Cargo is covered by the carrier's cargo insurance from pickup to delivery. Your specialist is your point of contact with the carrier and its insurer while the claim runs. Coverage limits are matched to the load, so confirm the limit for your commodity before the first dispatch.
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