How Goldmax dedicated freight shipping stands apart
Staying on top of shipping today means responding quickly to even the slightest shifts in the market. With a Goldmax dedicated program you get a collaborative carrier that owns its trucks and dispatches its own drivers, committed to keeping you ahead of the game rather than reacting to it.
Freight solutions tailored to your business
From service-sensitive freight, multi-stop routes and special driver requirements to filling backhauls or specialty equipment, our dedicated team works with you to design the program, then runs it on Goldmax trucks.
Capacity that flexes with your volume
Seasonal peaks and new lanes are absorbed from the same 89-truck fleet, with the weekly scorecard in GMAT.ONE showing utilization, dwell and cost per load so the program is re-sized on facts.
Twelve questions, answered with how we run it
No “reliable solutions tailored to your needs.” Each answer below is what happens operationally on a Goldmax dedicated account.
01
What equipment is available?
53ft air-ride dry vans and late-model tractors, all company-owned: 89 tractors and 120 trailers across two yards. Day cabs for shuttles, sleepers for corridor work. We do not run reefer or flatbed, and we say so before you build a program around us.
02
What geographic areas are strongest?
Chicago and the nine Midwest states one day out of Elmhurst (IL, IN, WI, OH, MI, IA, MN, MO, KY), Dallas–Fort Worth and the Texas triangle, and the Chicago–Texas corridor between them. Dedicated programs outside that footprint are possible but priced with repositioning in mind.
03
Can trailers be dropped?
Yes. Dedicated programs usually include a trailer pool sized to your dock flow so loading is not tied to a driver’s arrival. Pools are drawn from the 120-trailer fleet and every trailer carries GPS, so dwell and location show on your portal.
04
How does dedicated pricing work?
A fixed weekly or monthly charge for the committed trucks, trailers and drivers, plus a per-mile or per-load component for variable volume. Fuel is a stated surcharge. Detention is documented from geofence timestamps, not from memory, and the model is reviewed quarterly against the scorecard.
05
How quickly can capacity be scaled?
Adding a truck to an existing dedicated account takes days, not weeks, because drivers and equipment already exist in the fleet. Seasonal peaks are absorbed from the same 89 trucks; sustained increases become additional committed units at the next review.
06
Can you support daily volume?
Yes. Daily contract lanes are the core of what we do; the Chicago–Dallas corridor runs six days a week. High-volume dedicated accounts have had every tender accepted over the last 24 months.
07
Can you handle appointment freight?
Yes. Appointments are booked and confirmed in GMAT.ONE, arrival and departure are stamped by geofence, and our on-time pickup and delivery over 24 months on dedicated accounts are 98% and 99%.
08
Is freight brokered?
No. Dedicated freight is dispatched directly through our operations team and executed with company equipment and Goldmax drivers. Nothing is posted to a load board.
09
How does tracking work?
GPS on every tractor and trailer feeds GMAT.ONE. You get a tracking link with no login, automatic status by SMS or email, and EDI 214 or API if you want the data in your own TMS. Position also flows to MacroPoint, project44 and Trucker Tools.
10
Who handles service failures?
A named operations contact at the Elmhurst yard, not a queue. Exceptions are flagged by the system before they become late loads; when something does go wrong, the same person who planned the freight owns the recovery and the explanation.
11
What does onboarding look like?
Scope your volume, shifts and dock flow; size trucks, trailers and drivers; write the operating plan (pickup and delivery expectations, trailer requirements, communication procedures); assign named drivers and train them on your site; start with one lane and expand on results. Most accounts are live inside two weeks.
12
What KPIs can you report?
Tender acceptance, on-time pickup, on-time delivery, dwell and detention by location, trailer utilization, claims, cost per load and exception counts, weekly from GMAT.ONE or on demand from the portal.
What the weekly scorecard shows
Every dedicated account gets the same report we manage the fleet by. Performance figures below are 24-month running averages on dedicated accounts.
100%
Tender acceptance, high-volume dedicated accounts
98%
On-time pickup
99%
On-time delivery
1 : 2,200
Claims ratio, 2026
6+ yrs
Average driver tenure
<2 wks
Typical time to first load
Dedicated Plant-Site on Goldmax trucks, start to finish
01
Scope
We study your volume, shifts and dock flow and size trucks, trailers and drivers to it.
02
Assign
Named drivers and units are dedicated to your site and trained on your procedures.
03
Report
Weekly scorecard: on-time, dwell, utilization and cost per load, live in GMAT.ONE.
- Equipment
- Tractors and 53ft trailers dedicated to your account, branded on request
- Coverage
- Chicago and DFW metros, Chicago–Texas corridor, Midwest lanes
- Contract
- Fixed capacity and rate, monthly or annual terms
100%
Tender acceptance on dedicated accounts
6+ yrs
Average driver tenure
1
Point of contact
On-time and acceptance figures are 24-month averages on dedicated accounts. Fleet, facility and insurance figures are current as of 2026. Full carrier packet, W-9, COI and safety record available on request.
Dedicated Plant-Site questions shippers ask
What is a dedicated plant-site program?
A set number of Goldmax trucks, trailers and drivers assigned exclusively to your facility and lanes under contract, run to your schedule.
How is dedicated pricing structured?
Fixed weekly or monthly rate for the committed capacity, with a per-mile or per-load component for variable volume.
Can the drivers wear our uniform or use our procedures?
Yes. Dedicated drivers are trained on your site procedures and can follow your dress and badging requirements.
Other ways we move freight
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