Between 3 and 10 trucks the office becomes the bottleneck: dispatch, driver paperwork, settlements and factoring all need to keep pace. These tools are built for that size.
DispatchScore for a 5-truck fleet: 45% features, 30% customer sentiment, 25% price. Methodology · Updated Nov 2026
Budget-friendly TMS for owner-operators and small fleets: loads, invoices, IFTA and maintenance.
$55/mo for 5 trucks · users praise price/value · top complaint: tracking
Long-running all-in-one TMS for owner-operators and small fleets with dispatch, invoicing, IFTA and maintenance.
$79.95/mo for 5 trucks · users praise ease of use · top complaint: reliability/bugs
Affordable TMS with rate con import, popular with small carriers and dispatch services.
price by quote · users praise support · top complaint: reliability/bugs
Freemium web TMS for carriers and brokers with a free tier and paid per-user plans.
$138/mo for 5 trucks · users praise support · top complaint: reliability/bugs
Cloud TMS with AI document processing, driver app and integrations for carriers and brokers.
price by quote · users praise driver app · top complaint: driver app
Low-cost TMS from Truckstop, tightly connected to the Truckstop load board.
$75/mo for 5 trucks · users praise load board · top complaint: price/value
TMS for small and mid-size carriers with month-to-month subscriptions.
price by quote · users praise support · top complaint: QuickBooks sync
Optym's TMS with trip planning and AI load recommendations, priced per driver.
$375/mo for 5 trucks · users praise login/account · top complaint: login/account
Carrier and brokerage TMS with document AI and accounting features; now part of WiseTech's CargoWise.
price by quote · users praise support · top complaint: missing feature/request
Desktop and cloud trucking software with dispatch, payroll and accounting modules.
price by quote · users praise ease of use · top complaint: reliability/bugs
Easy-to-use TMS for small and mid-size carriers with strong QuickBooks and customer support focus.
from $290/mo for 5 trucks · users praise support · top complaint: driver app
Telegram-first dispatch and back office for 1–30 truck fleets: rate con to dispatched load, driver paperwork in chat, factoring packets.
$133/mo for 5 trucks · no public reviews yet
TMS and load board for car haulers (auto transport), with an electronic BOL driver app.
$385/mo for 5 trucks · users praise doc/photo capture · top complaint: reliability/bugs
