What trucking software costs — and what it should
The market runs from $20 budget tools to $500+ TMS platforms to dispatch services taking a percentage of everything you gross. Here's the honest landscape and where CabCommand sits in it.
The 2026 pricing landscape
As of our July 2026 research: budget bookkeeping-style tools like TruckingOffice run roughly $20–45/month, TruckLogics starts around $39.95/month for an owner-operator, and Rigbooks spans $19–149 per truck. Full TMS platforms aimed at bigger fleets — Truckbase from about $290/month, Axon in the $290–490+ range — price for operations with office staff. Verify current pricing with each vendor; these figures move.
The comparison that actually stings is the human one: a dispatch service takes 3–8% of gross. A truck grossing $20,000 a month pays $600–$1,600 — every month — much of it for paperwork a machine does better.
CabCommand's four tiers, flat and per-fleet
Solo is $29/month for up to 2 trucks. Fleet is $69/month up to 5. Growth is $129/month up to 10. Command is $249/month up to 20. Every tier includes everything — rate con extraction, e-signing, invoice packets, the 50-state compliance roadmap, document vault, cost-per-mile analytics, Motive ELD connection, and free driver logins. No per-seat charges, no feature gates, and per-truck cost drops at every step up.
There's no free trial by design: month one is paid at checkout, backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. We'd rather refund you than design the product around trial-conversion tricks.
How to judge any trucking software price
Price it against outcomes, not features: one collected detention charge is $75–$300; one invoice paid at day 30 instead of day 50 is a month of float on real money; one avoided weight-distance citation is several hundred dollars plus the scale time. If software reliably produces two of those a month, the subscription is a rounding error. If it can't, it's expensive at any price.
Watch for the quiet costs in this category: per-user seats that punish growth, 'setup fees,' annual contracts with no exit, and percentage-of-load pricing that scales with your success. CabCommand has none of them — flat monthly, cancel anytime.
Frequently asked questions
How much does CabCommand cost?
Four flat tiers: $29/mo (2 trucks), $69/mo (5), $129/mo (10), $249/mo (20). Everything included on every tier.
Is there a free trial?
No — there's a 30-day money-back guarantee instead. You can test the core extraction free at /audit before signing up.
Are driver accounts or extra users charged?
No — driver logins are free on every plan, and pricing is by truck count, never by seats.
How does it compare to hiring a dispatcher?
A dispatcher at 5–8% of gross costs $850–$1,700/month on a $17k truck — and earns it only on rate negotiation. Software does the paperwork half for a flat price.
Is competitor pricing here current?
The figures reflect our July 2026 research and change over time — always verify with each vendor. Ours are live: what this page shows is what checkout charges.
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