US Geography Desk
Everything a dispatcher needs about the map in one place: live time zones, state rates by equipment, freight seasons month by month, state trucking laws, popular lanes, a trip calculator and a training quiz.
Live clocks
Green means Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM local time. US clocks fall back on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026. Arizona and Hawaii never change.
Map console
Pick a layer, hover a state for a quick read, click it for the full profile. Zoom with the + and − buttons, two-finger pinch, or Ctrl + scroll.
Popular lanes
Common US truckload lanes and why freight moves on them. Click one to map it and load the calculator.
Trip calculator
Choose cities from the lists or click cities on the map.
Road miles are estimated as straight-line distance plus 17%. Transit assumes a solo driver averaging about 50 mph and 550 miles a day under Hours of Service (11 hours driving). Confirm miles on a truck-routing map before quoting.
Call planner
Each column is one hour of today in Karachi. Green cells are business hours in that US zone. Click any hour to see the local times.
State rate board
Estimated outbound spot rates per mile, built from the national averages below and each state's typical market. Click a column to sort, or a row to open the state.
Defaults are DAT's national spot averages for Oct 10–16, 2026, including fuel surcharge. Type in this week's numbers and every estimate on the page updates. State figures are a rough guide (hot market +12%, balanced 0%, cold −15%, reefer +8% in a state's produce season); always check the actual lane on DAT or Truckstop.
Laws & compliance
Federal rules that apply in every state, then each state's own trucking rules. Click a row to open that state on the map.
Dispatcher quiz
Train new dispatchers on the map, capitals, time zones, hubs, ports and interstates.