> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.alvys.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dispatch as a carrier

> Cover a load with your own driver, truck, and trailer.

When you run your own trucks, dispatching means assigning a driver, truck, and trailer to a trip and moving it to **Covered**. Watch the walkthrough, then use the written how-tos for the screens in Dispatch Planner.

## Watch the walkthrough

<Note>
  If a screen in the video looks different, follow the written steps below.
</Note>

<iframe width="100%" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CxuCti3wZ7TRomr4ylz4BDE4iyx4Zo3g/preview" title="How to complete dispatching as a Carrier" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowFullScreen />

[Open the recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CxuCti3wZ7TRomr4ylz4BDE4iyx4Zo3g/view)

## Written steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="How to dispatch a load" icon="truck-fast" href="/help/loads-trips/how-to-dispatch-a-load">
    Assign a driver, truck, and trailer and advance the trip to Covered.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dispatch Planner" icon="map" href="/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner">
    Plan the day's assignments across drivers and trucks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Assignment preferences" icon="sliders" href="/help/assets-fleet/how-to-set-up-assignment-preferences-for-drivers">
    Suggest the usual driver, truck, or trailer when you open a trip.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Load statuses" icon="signal" href="/help/loads-trips/understanding-load-statuses-and-how-to-revert-them">
    What Covered, In Transit, and Delivered mean, and how to move a load back.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

If you cover loads with an outside carrier instead of your own assets, use [Dispatch as a broker](/help/loads-trips/dispatching-as-a-broker).