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# Dispatcher column (Drivers/Assets table)

> What the Dispatcher column in the Dispatch Planner v2 Drivers/Assets table shows, where the dispatcher comes from, and how it affects the dispatcher on a trip you assign.

Part of the [Dispatch Planner column reference](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns).

The **Dispatcher** column shows the dispatcher named on each row's assignment preference. Use it to see which dispatcher looks after a driver or team, or to filter the table down to your own drivers.

## At a glance

| | |
| - | - |
| **Table** | Drivers/Assets |
| **Shown by default** | Yes |
| **Sort** | Yes, by dispatcher name |
| **Filter** | Type text, or pick dispatchers from a list. The list includes **No Dispatcher**. |
| **Who sees it** | Everyone who can open Dispatch Planner v2 |
| **Edit in the grid** | No. Change the **Dispatcher** field on the assignment preference. |

## Where does the dispatcher come from?

The column shows the **Dispatcher** field of the row's assignment preference. Both drivers on a team share it. A dash means the preference has no dispatcher.

To change it, edit the assignment preference in **Assets > Assignment Preferences**. See [How to set up Assignment Preferences for drivers](/en/help/assets-fleet/how-to-set-up-assignment-preferences-for-drivers).

This is not the dispatcher on a trip. The trip's dispatcher appears in the Trips table's [Dispatched On Behalf Of](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/trips/dispatched-on-behalf-of) column.

## How does it affect a trip I assign?

When you assign a single trip to the driver with **Assign** or **Assign and dispatch**, the trip's dispatcher is set in this order:

1. If the trip already has a dispatcher, it keeps that dispatcher.
2. Otherwise, the trip takes the dispatcher shown in this column.
3. If this column is also empty, you become the trip's dispatcher.

When you assign several trips at once, this column is not used. See [How to Use Bulk Actions in Dispatch Planner](/en/help/loads-trips/how-to-use-bulk-actions-in-dispatch-planner).

## How does the filter work?

* **Type text** to match part of the dispatcher's name. Upper and lower case do not matter.
* **Pick dispatchers from the list** to show rows whose assignment preference names one of them.
* **Pick No Dispatcher** to show rows whose preference has no dispatcher.

## Related

* [Driver(s) column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/drivers)
* [Dispatched On Behalf Of column on the Trips table](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/trips/dispatched-on-behalf-of)
* [Dispatch Planner](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner)
* [How to set up Assignment Preferences for drivers](/en/help/assets-fleet/how-to-set-up-assignment-preferences-for-drivers)