- Load search & market scanning
- Rate negotiation
- Route & lane planning
- Accounts set up for you
- Driver coordination, 24/7
- Weekly gross & RPM reporting
Chicago & Illinois Amazon Relay Dispatch — Midwest Hub Logistics
Capitalize on the Midwest’s largest logistics core with Hey Roger Smith. We secure top-tier Power Only blocks out of Chicago fulfillment centers.
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Real loads, real routes, real money — booked and managed for you, every single week.
Everything you need in one place
More than dispatch.
An entire team behind every truck.
One experienced partner for the operational work that keeps your company moving — without building six departments yourself.
- Invoicing on every load
- Factoring & settlements
- Payment tracking
- Driver payroll
- Gross, RPM & deadhead
- Ready for your accountant
- Documentation from the first photo
- Accident investigation
- Broker & insurer coordination
- Repair shop sourcing & oversight
- Chasing the payout
- Protecting your record
- DOT & FMCSA compliance
- Driver qualification files
- Permits & registrations
- Inspection prep
- DataQs & audit preparation
- IFTA & periodic reporting
- One number, around the clock
- Repair shop sourcing
- Parking, scales & route problems
- The broker call
- Maintenance tracking
- Annual inspections
- Sourcing for your lanes
- Screening & checks
- DQ file from day one
- Orientation & onboarding
- Driver scorecards
- Retention paperwork
How it works
Apply. Set up. Earn.
Getting started with Hey Roger Smith takes less than 24 hours.
Complete the form
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Apply and get your Offer
Tell us your equipment and your home base. We come back with a personalized offer and your projected weekly gross.
Free · Takes 5 minutes
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Submit Your Documents
Upload your documents. We handle account setup, agreements, compliance and the rest of the paperwork.
Free · Takes 10 minutes
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Connect & Get Paid by Thursday
Your dispatcher books your first loads straight away. From the first delivery, payments go out every Thursday.
Ready in 1 Business Day
Testimonials
Hear it from the carriers who run with us.
What you get
Why owner operators work with us
We are building a system that keeps the truck moving, delivers a consistently high gross, and adapts to the driver's schedule.
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High and stable Gross
Booked against the account's standing, not against whatever the board happens to pay today.
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Top-Rated Relay Accounts
Established accounts are offered the better blocks first. Yours runs on one of them.
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100% transparency
Gross, rate per mile, loaded and empty miles — you read the same report we do.
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Schedule around the driver
Routes planned around your hours and your home time, not around our week.
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Weekly payments
Your settlement every week, on schedule, with next week already booked.
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24/7 team in 3 shifts
Detention, a facility that will not take the trailer, a breakdown at 3 a.m.
We are not afraid of seasonality
We are not dependent only on Amazon
Amazon Relay is the foundation. However, a separate team monitors power-only and intermodal freight across every board and railroad below.
Discuss my truck
Income calculator
What would your truck gross with us?
Estimates use a typical starting weekly gross. Your lane audit gives the real number.
Estimated weekly gross
$13,500
per truck, before expensesEstimated monthly gross
≈ $50,355
per monthThese figures are approximate — an estimate based on your equipment and weekly miles. Get an exact projection for your lanes and schedule.
Get my real numberPricing
Simple, honest pricing.
- Access to our full team
- No upfront payment
- US-based company
Package 1
Dispatch
per truck · no deposit · cancel anytime
For companies that already have office staff but want the Relay board worked professionally.
Features:
- Relay account setup and carrier profile
- Block and load booking on every shift
- Drop & Hook and Power Only
- Route and HOS planning per truck
- On-time and acceptance monitoring
- Weekly gross and RPM reporting
Package 2
Fleet
per truck · no deposit · cancel anytime
Everything in Dispatch, plus the back office that keeps a multi-truck Relay operation upright.
Features:
- Everything in Dispatch
- Block planning across the whole fleet
- Power-only coverage on DAT, J.B. Hunt and Schneider
- Detention and accessorial claims
- Invoicing, settlement and payment tracking
- Roadside and breakdown support, 24/7
Package 3
Enterprise
per truck · no deposit · cancel anytime
We become your operations department. Everything in Fleet, plus the compliance and people side.
Features:
- Everything in Fleet
- Driver payroll
- Driver recruitment and onboarding
- FMCSA and DOT compliance, IFTA reporting
- DQ file reviews and driver scorecards
- Out-of-service prevention and inspection review
- Quarterly performance review of your Relay account
First month free
If our service isn't at the level we promised in your first month, you don't pay the dispatch fee — that's how confident we are in our team, our TMS and our numbers.
- No risk to try us out
- Cancel anytime, no long-term lock-in
- No escrow required
- 24/7 support
- Get paid every Thursday
Package 1
Owner-Operator
priced on the fleet you own · no deposit required · paid every Thursday
You drive. The board, the account score, the claims and the settlements all run behind you - one percentage, no line items.
Features:
- Power Only - no trailer to own
- Drop & Hook blocks on top-rated Relay accounts
- Account performance managed load by load
- Power-only freight on DAT, J.B. Hunt and Schneider
- Routing planned around your hours and home time
- Dispatch on three shifts, 24/7
- Detention and accessorial claims filed for you
- BOL, POD and rate confirmations handled
- Weekly settlement and a plain-language report
Typical expenses
Costs you carry yourself. Ours is the percentage above — nothing here is billed by HRS.
- Commercial insurance: approximately $1,500–$2,500 per month
- ELD: $45 per week
- IFTA administration: $40 per week
- Fuel and tolls
- IRP/registration, if applicable
- Additional permits or operating expenses when required
Trusted by
The platforms we book through
FAQ
Questions before you start?
No. Amazon Relay runs Power Only freight across Midwest corridors centered around Illinois. Amazon supplies the trailers via Drop & Hook operations. You bring your tractor and save on trailer payments, heavy winter maintenance, insurance, and parking.
You must have an active MC Authority and a DOT Number in good standing, commercial insurance meeting Amazon Relay specifications, and a safe operating record compliant with Illinois State Police commercial vehicle standards. Send us your documents for review.
Yes. Amazon registers the Relay account directly to your MC Authority, meaning the account and historical performance data belong strictly to you. We set it up and manage daily dispatch across Illinois lanes, and it stays with you if you part ways.
Our dedicated dispatch team operates 24/7 across three shifts. When the Amazon board in the Chicago market slows down, we continuously scan alternative platforms like DAT, J.B. Hunt, and Schneider to keep your truck running profitably.
We actively protect your On-Time Pickup (OTP), On-Time Delivery (OTD), and Acceptance Rate (AR). We plan routes around harsh Midwest weather patterns and Chicago traffic congestion to preserve top performance scores.
You get paid weekly on schedule (funds are processed and disbursed by Thursday or Friday). You receive a transparent report showing gross revenue, RPM, loaded/empty miles, and upcoming scheduled loads.
We actively file and follow up on detention and layover claims for every Illinois load. Our back-office coordinates directly with brokers or Amazon fulfillment centers to ensure you receive full compensation for delays.
Yes. We manage fleets of any size operating in Illinois, performing professional block planning, monitoring driver HOS and winter home-time schedules, and providing a consolidated weekly report starting at 4% of gross per truck.
No startup deposit required and zero long-term contractual lock-in—cancel anytime. Plus, our First Month Guarantee ensures that if we don't deliver the promised revenue and service levels in Illinois, you pay $0 in dispatch fees.
You can do either. Retain your active MC authority and outsource dispatch, or lease on under our established operating authority in Illinois for a 12% fee of gross revenue, covering complete safety compliance, dispatch, accounting, and road assistance.
Absolutely. Our dedicated 3-shift support team operates 24/7. Whether it's a winter breakdown on I-80 or a facility issue in Chicago at 3 AM, your driver has a dedicated contact to resolve the issue instantly.
We provide full management for federal FMCSA and Illinois transport compliance, handling DQ files, Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse tracking, IFTA reports, and DataQs appeals to protect your fleet from state inspection penalties.
Personal manager
More than a provider.
Your trusted partner.
One named person owns your account from the first load. They know your trucks, your home base and the lanes you want — so nothing gets explained twice and nothing waits for a handover.
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No bouncing between departments.
Dispatch, brokers, paperwork and claims all run through the same person.
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No repeating your story.
They already know your equipment, your home base and the lanes you turn down.
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Just one dedicated partner who stays with you from day one.
The same name on your first load and your hundredth, in English, Spanish or Russian.
Ready when you are
Ready to move smarter?
Tell us about your truck — we'll call you back with an honest projection for your lanes.
- Free 15-minute lane audit, zero obligation
- Onboarding in 24–48 hours, $0 deposit
- First month free if we underdeliver
- English, Español & Русский, 24/7