Dr Dispatch was founded by Rick Holland in 1993 after he discovered that every software package at the time was extremely expensive and difficult to use. Because Rick wanted to spend his time finding freight and not deciphering complicated software, he created the software for himself without any intentions of selling it.
Using his Lotus spreadsheet as a base, Rick designed a Borland Paradox database. A year later, he wrote his own brokerage dispatch software. While using the software for several years, Rick added in features and developed a module for running his own trucks.
When Rick noticed others in the business were unable to find affordable software, the idea to sell one of the first Windows-based dispatch software packages was born. Dr Dispatch was sold to its first customer in 1995, providing customers with affordable, easy-to-use trucking software.