Training with further employment: how to become a truck dispatcher in America

Trucking is a very popular field of activity among Russian-speaking immigrants to the United States. After moving, many work as truck drivers; some later open their own cargo transportation companies.

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The industry is constantly expanding, pays well and does not require perfect knowledge of the English language. What else does a visitor need? At the same time, there is work in this area for those who are not familiar with the system for managing huge trucks or are not yet ready to open a business in America. The cargo transportation market in the United States is constantly in need of dispatchers, and knowledge of the Russian language is a significant advantage, because it simplifies communication between the dispatcher and the truck driver, most of whom are Russian speakers.

ForumDaily learned from Virgilio Cazac, head of the school, about how to learn this profession, how much truck dispatchers in the USA are paid, and what kind of work they do. Dispatch42 School, which successfully trains truck dispatchers and truck safety managers.

What a track dispatcher does

A dispatcher is a logistics worker who is responsible for the correct management and work of a trucker, and is also responsible for ensuring that the cargo transportation transaction takes place at a price favorable to the carrier.

Of course, this requires a high level of responsibility, knowledge in the field of US logistics, communication skills and attentiveness. Such skills usually pay well in the US. If we consider that the turnover of the cargo transportation market in the United States is $790 billion, then truck dispatcher earns on average $ 50 per year.

How to become a truck dispatcher in America

School Dispatch42 School offers an in-depth and highly detailed freight dispatch course.

“In essence, we are selling a full-fledged profession. Our training modules cover not only details on the profession, but also all the necessary data on the trucking market,” noted Kazak.

Freight dispatcher course in Dispatch42 School takes place online and consists of 12 modules - theoretical video lessons, each of which is supported by practical homework. All lectures were filmed by a professional team under the guidance of the course director for better assimilation of information by students.

In the course of theoretical classes, you will learn to negotiate, assess the market situation, master documentation, learn how to make routes, and also learn how to behave correctly in critical situations, and much more.

“Practice is a separate feature of our course. We suggest you go through it alongside our employees, since experience comes with practice. In fact, we significantly save the student’s time by transferring to him our knowledge, experience and skills. After practicing at Dispatch 42 School, he becomes a sought-after full-fledged specialist,” said Virgiliu Cazac.

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Each student is provided with a personal tutor who guides them throughout the course, answering questions that may arise during the course. The curator will definitely answer all the student's questions, he checks homework, notes what needs to be improved and helps to eliminate errors.

“In addition to supervision, there is mentoring. On Saturdays, we have online meetings between students and an experienced dispatcher who gives practical advice and shares his ideas and thoughts. This free format of communication is a special bonus for our students,” explained Kazak.

The period of mastering the course depends on the individual "pace" of the student. The video lessons themselves take 19 hours, plus you need to complete your homework and practice. Students do all this at a convenient time for them, so the duration of the course depends entirely on their aspiration and the time they can devote to classes.

What it takes to become a truck dispatcher in the USA

To start training in Dispatch42 School You need access to the Internet and an intermediate level of English. Anyone can master this profession, the main thing is desire!

If you have this desire, and you are a purposeful person, then the chances are high that you will get a job along with a graduate diploma from Dispatch42 School.

Students who successfully pass the exam are immediately given the opportunity to practice at Dispatch42, along with support from experienced dispatchers. Then everything will depend on the professionalism and personal qualities of the students. The company will offer the best of them permanent cooperation.

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How to register for a course at Dispatch42 School

To access the course, register on the website dispatch42.school... After registration, you get the right to view the first module for free. Thus, the school gives each potential student an opportunity to understand the essence of the matter, so that he understands what the profession of a truck dispatcher is, and also personally ascertained the professionalism of the school teachers, even before purchasing the course.

To access other modules, you need to pay for the full course on the Stripe international payment system. Then everything will depend only on your desire to work and the desire to master a new profession.

“To date, all students who have taken the course at Dispatch42 School have been satisfied not only with its quality, but also with the value of the material itself. And also the attitude of the curators, mentors and managers of our project,” noted Kazak.

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