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What it is

  • Internal Driver User — your own driver, in your company.
  • Driver - an owner operator driver who has their own entity
  • Shared Driver — a driver another company shares to you, so you assign them like your own.
  • Vendor — a hauling company you dispatch to. Their dispatcher assigns the driver.
Each routes through a different link in the Connected Ecosystem — your own company, a vendor who shares a driver, or an owner operator.

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Why it matters

The driver configuration primarily determines who is responsible for assigning a driver to a dispatch.

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How Tread models it

Assign toWho it isIn the Assign panelBilling pathWhen to useSetup required
Internal User DriverYour own driverDriver tabCustomer pays you,
you pay your driver		Your own drivers and trucksInternal User added under your company
DriverOwner Operator / Driver with own EntityDriver tabCustomer pays you,
you pay the Owner Operator Entity		An owner operator who contracts with you through their own entityDriver added under your company
Shared DriverA driver a partner shares to youDriver tabCustomer pays you,
you pay the partner		A partner whose specific driver you assign yourselfPartner shares the driver to you
VendorA hauling company that sub-dispatchesVendor tabCustomer pays you,
you pay the vendor		You hired a hauling company and let their dispatcher pick the driverVendor invited and connected
An Owner-Operator (O&O) — a single-truck hauler who owns and drives — is the most common Shared Driver. For a Vendor, the driver’s name appears on your board only after their dispatcher accepts and assigns one.

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Common pitfalls

Vendor jobs need an active connection. If the vendor has not accepted the connection, your dispatch will not send. Check Settings → Vendors first.
A Shared Driver must be shared to you first. Without the share, the driver does not appear in your Assign list. The partner shares from their side under Settings → Drivers.