Does dedicated trucking mean a truck is reserved for me?

No — dedicated trucking here means day-rate and repeat project work arranged for a build, with capacity and timing confirmed for each cycle when it's quoted. It is not a specific truck or driver held on standby. A request is booked and quoted per run, the same as any other; what "dedicated" describes is the repeat, project-based cadence, not reserved capacity.

Can I switch between scheduled and dedicated as the project runs?

Yes — a project often uses both. Steady, repeating runs can be arranged as dedicated project work, while a one-off or an urgent gap is booked as a single scheduled or same-day run. Send the project's material flow and the timing, and the mix that fits is worked out when the runs are quoted.

How is either one priced?

Against the run's factors — distance, the load, the vehicle it needs, timing, stops and handling at each end. Dedicated work is day-rate and repeat, but each cycle is still quoted; scheduled runs are quoted individually. There's no rate card and no dollar figure until the run is quoted.

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Scheduled vs. Dedicated Trucking

A project can hand off its transportation two ways: book each delivery as the schedule calls for it, or arrange repeat, day-rate project work so the capacity is lined up cycle after cycle. Both are booked and quoted per run — neither holds a truck in reserve — and which fits depends on how predictable the project's material flow is. This page draws the line.

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Book each run, or arrange repeat work

A scheduled delivery is a single run planned ahead against the project timeline and the receiving window — you book it when you need it. Dedicated trucking is day-rate and repeat project work arranged for a build, with capacity and timing confirmed for each cycle when it is quoted. The important thing both share: a request is booked and quoted per run, not a truck or driver held in reserve. The choice is about predictability — a project with a steady, repeating material flow benefits from arranging the repeat work ahead, while one with irregular needs is better served booking each run as it comes.

Scheduled vs. dedicated trucking: Scheduled delivery is a single construction run planned ahead against the project timeline and the site's receiving window and booked when it is needed. Dedicated trucking is day-rate and repeat project work arranged for a build, with capacity and timing confirmed for each cycle at quoting. Both are booked and quoted per run — neither reserves a specific truck or driver in advance. The choice follows how predictable the project's material flow is: a steady, repeating flow suits arranging the repeat work ahead, while irregular needs suit booking each run individually. Capital Site Logistics arranges either with an FMCSA-authorized carrier.

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How they compare

Scheduled compared with Dedicated, by dimension
Dimension	Scheduled	Dedicated
What it is	A single planned run, booked when you need it.	Day-rate, repeat project work arranged over a build.
How it's booked	Per run, against the project timeline.	Per cycle — capacity and timing confirmed each time it's quoted.
Predictability	Fits irregular or one-off material needs.	Fits a steady, repeating material flow.
What it is not	Not a standing arrangement — book each run.	Not a reserved truck or driver held on standby.
Best for	Projects with variable, hard-to-predict delivery needs.	Projects with repeat work worth lining up ahead.