Logistics and supply chain operations do not stop after business hours. Loads continue moving through nights and weekends, drivers and customers need answers, and delays or exceptions require immediate attention.
As volume grows, lean dispatch and operations teams can quickly become a bottleneck. Recruiting and replacing experienced dispatchers takes time, while existing staff juggle urgent calls, pickup scheduling, paperwork, shipment tracking, and exceptions. Providing after-hours coverage adds even more overtime and labor costs.
The pressure extends beyond dispatch. Delayed invoices, missed detention and accessorial charges, and unresolved claims weaken cash flow. Forecasting and inventory planning get pushed behind daily operational demands, increasing the risk of stockouts and excess inventory.
We saw this firsthand with a North Carolina transportation provider whose dispatch capacity could not keep pace with demand. We began with two dispatchers in the Philippines and expanded to four as volume grew. The team cost approximately 70% less than comparable U.S. staffing, saving the company roughly $200,000 annually.
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We help you staff night and weekend coverage so driver calls, shipment updates, and urgent coordination do not all fall on your daytime team.
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We connect you with talent to monitor shipments, update your TMS, and flag delays, giving your operations team the information needed to respond.
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We help you add support for freight invoicing, detention and accessorial charges, and receivables follow-up so completed loads do not become a billing backlog.
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We help you build capacity for claims documentation, missing paperwork, and open-case follow-up so unresolved issues do not compete with every new shipment.
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We connect you with talent for forecasting, inventory analysis, and carrier reporting so planning gets consistent attention alongside daily operations.
Key Roles
Role
Key responsibilities
Where we typically place
Freight Dispatcher
Load assignment, driver communication and real-time trip management
Dispatch for medical and non-emergency patient transport
Shipment status, scheduling and exception calls for shippers and consignees
Damage and shortage claims and documentation through to resolution
Invoicing, accessorial billing and aged receivable follow-up
Forecasting, replenishment planning and supplier follow-up
Brazil, Mexico, Peru
Inventory analysis, stock cover and replenishment triggers
Rate and pricing analysis and lane reporting
Load, order and document data entry into your TMS or ERP
Engineering support for delivery and dispatch platforms
Cost advantage
Role
United States
Philippines
$43,644
$7,680
Customer Service Representative
Savings are largest on coordination and transactional roles and narrow as the work becomes analytical. A transportation provider saved roughly $200,000 a year with a four-person offshore dispatch team.
U.S. transportation provider, dispatch team covering workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, routing coordination, and real-time trip management.
What impressed us most about 1840 & Company was their commitment to understanding our business and delivering talent that truly fit our operational needs. Rather than simply filling positions, they took the time to identify professionals with the right technical skills, communication abilities, and customer-focused mindset.
President, U.S. transportation provider
Security
Colombia gives supply chain teams access to planning, customer support, and analytical talent with close overlap to the U.S. workday. That supports roles across demand planning, inventory planning, logistics support, and supply chain analysis.
60%
Typical cost savings
The Philippines has a large pool of professionals with experience in outsourced operations and customer-facing work. For logistics, that gives us access to talent across dispatch, freight billing, claims, customer support, and back-office coordination.
77%
Typical cost savings
65%
Typical cost savings
Our Services
Build a full-time, dedicated logistics team that works inside your operation and is managed by you. We handle sourcing, vetting, payroll, HR, compliance, and support around each role.
Outsource defined dispatch, support, or billing workflows to a dedicated team managed by 1840. We handle day-to-day leadership, scheduling, performance management, and reporting.
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Yes. We built a dispatch team in the Philippines for a North Carolina transportation provider, starting with two dispatchers and expanding to four as volume increased. The team handled routing coordination and real-time trip management, while helping the client reduce staffing costs by roughly $200,000 a year compared with an equivalent U.S. team.
Yes. We often use the Philippines when you need coverage outside standard U.S. hours for dispatch, driver communication, track and trace, or customer updates. We can also structure shifts in other markets when your operation requires different coverage windows. We match the market and schedule to the hours you need covered.
We screen candidates for relevant system experience where your role requires it, including experience with TMS platforms, load boards, and customer portals. Once hired, your team can onboard them into your workflows, lanes, customers, and operating procedures. We also structure the role around the systems and accounts you want them to access.
Yes. We can use Mexico and other LATAM markets when you need English-Spanish support during U.S. business hours. We have staffed a logistics support desk in Mexico for shipment status, scheduling, and exception calls. If you need other languages, we can recruit in additional markets, including Portuguese-speaking professionals in Brazil.
Yes. With client-managed staffing, you can start with one full-time role or a small team and add people as demand grows. One transportation client started with two dispatchers in the Philippines and expanded to four as volume increased. If you choose managed logistics operations, our minimum engagement is three dedicated resources.
You can save up to 77% on logistics staffing, depending on the role and market. We usually see the biggest savings in support and coordination roles. Planning roles tend to cost more because they require more experience. For example, a customer service representative averages about $42,227 a year in the U.S., compared with about $6,490 in annualized pay in the Philippines. Your final cost will depend on the role, seniority, coverage hours, scope, and engagement model.
Yes. We recruit demand planners, inventory planners, and supply chain pricing analysts across markets including Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. We can help you add capacity across forecasting, replenishment, inventory analysis, supplier follow-up, rate analysis, and other planning work that needs dedicated ownership.
Either. With client-managed staffing, you manage the team and day-to-day work while we handle sourcing, vetting, payroll, HR, and compliance. With managed logistics operations, we manage team leadership, scheduling, performance, and reporting across defined dispatch, support, or billing workflows.
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Owner, Carve Financial
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Manger Of Training, Homelight
Casey H
Manger Of Training, Homelight
Danielle R
VP of Client Services, Pentius
Mike M
Owner, Carve Financial
Andrew C
VP Finance, Bluestone Lane
Undisclosed
CEO, Startup Incubator
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