Add Route — Publish Your Trip and Get Direct Orders

Every empty seat, spare pallet space or half-filled van is money left on the road. The Add Route form turns that unused capacity into paid work: you publish the trip you are already making, clients searching that direction find you, and they call you directly. CargoDelivery takes no commission and charges nothing to publish — the whole arrangement stays between you and your client.

This page explains exactly how Add Route works, what to write in each field, how to price your trip, and how to get more calls once your listing is live. Whether you run a weekly international line or a single trip next Friday, the process is the same and takes about three minutes from start to finish.

You do not need a company, a fleet or a subscription. Owner-operators with one van, minibus drivers, couriers and small transport firms all use the same board on equal terms. Post once, and your route stays visible to every client searching that direction.

What Add Route Means on CargoDelivery

Add Route is the form where a driver publishes a trip as a classified listing. You enter where you start, where you finish, when you leave, what you can carry and how to reach you. The listing then appears in the search results for clients looking for exactly that direction and cargo type.

It is worth being precise about what happens next, because this is where CargoDelivery differs from a freight exchange or a broker. We do not assign you loads, dispatch you, price your trip or take a cut of it. Your listing is an advertisement, and clients contact you directly. Everything after that first call — the price, the timing, the handover, the payment — is agreed between you and the client.

That is why publishing is free and always will be. The platform earns nothing from your work, so there is no reason to charge you for showing it. The only paid option is a visibility boost, and it is entirely optional.

Who Publishes Routes Here

The board suits a wide mix of drivers. Owner-operators fill spare space on trips they already make. Minibus drivers running a regular weekly line advertise their seats. Couriers pick up parcels along a direction they cover anyway, and small transport firms keep their vans loaded in both directions.

It works just as well for a one-off trip as for a standing line. Some drivers post a single journey because they happen to be driving to another country next week. Others publish the same route month after month and build a base of regular clients who message them first. Both get the same free listing and the same direct contact.

The biggest single win for most drivers is the return leg. Driving home empty burns fuel for nothing. A listing on the return direction costs you no detour and turns a dead leg into a paid one.

Why Drivers Choose Add Route on CargoDelivery

Most freight platforms sit between you and your client, take a percentage, and hold your money until they decide to release it. This board does none of that. Below are the three principles that make publishing here worth your time.

You set your own price

There are no fixed tariffs anywhere on the platform. You know your fuel costs, your vehicle and your time better than any algorithm does, so you decide what the trip is worth. Clients compare listings and message the drivers whose price and timing suit them. If a client wants to negotiate, that conversation is yours to have.

Your route, your schedule

You publish trips you were making anyway. Nobody reroutes you, adds stops or pressures you into a delivery window that does not fit. If a client's timing does not work, you say no and wait for the next call. The listing keeps working for you in the meantime.

What You Can Carry When You Add Route Details

The Add Route form asks you to pick the category that matches your vehicle and what you have room for. You can publish separate listings for different cargo types on the same direction, or select the mix you are happy to take on a single trip.

Being specific pays off. A listing that says "van, 800 kg free, parcels and small furniture" attracts far better enquiries than a vague one, because clients can tell at a glance whether you are the right driver. Vague listings get calls you have to turn down, which wastes everyone's time.

How the Add Route Form Works, Step by Step

The whole process is built to take minutes, not paperwork. Here is the full path from a blank form to a client on the phone.

What to Include When You Add Route Details

Each field does a specific job in the search results. Filling them properly is the difference between a listing that rings and a listing that sits there. Here is what to put in each one and why it matters.

Writing a Listing That Actually Gets Calls

Clients are comparing you against several other drivers on the same direction. They cannot see your driving, only your listing — so the listing has to do the work. Three things decide it: clarity, honesty and reachability.

Be concrete. "Weekly van, leaves Thursday evening, 600 kg free, parcels and boxes, door-to-door, no alcohol or tobacco" tells a client everything in one line. Compare that with "transport, good prices, call me" — which answers nothing and gets skipped. Every specific detail removes a reason to scroll past you.

Be honest about limits too. Saying what you will not carry is not a weakness; it filters out the calls you would refuse anyway. Drivers who state their rules clearly get fewer enquiries but close far more of them, and they end up with better reviews at the end of the trip.

Add Route Pricing — Free Listings and VIP TOP

Publishing is free. There is no catch, no trial period and no upsell you have to accept. Your listing appears in the search results, clients can find it, and you pay nothing whether you complete one trip or fifty.

The one optional extra is VIP TOP. It pins your listing to the top of the results on a golden background, above the standard listings, so clients see you first. It changes nothing about your trip, your price or your commission — it only buys visibility during a busy period.

Here is how the two look side by side in the results, so you can judge whether the boost is worth it for your direction:

Whether it pays off depends on your line. On a busy direction with many drivers competing, being first in the list matters a lot. On a quiet route where you are one of three carriers, the free listing may serve you just as well. Try free first, see how many calls you get, and boost only if you want more.

Domestic and International Routes

You can publish both kinds of trip, and the form is the same for each. What changes is the paperwork and what clients will ask you about before they hand anything over.

If you carry across a border, the paperwork is your responsibility and the client's, not the platform's. Know what you are allowed to take and what needs declaring before you load. Our customs rules overview is a useful starting point, and the European Commission's customs guidance is the definitive source. Refusing a questionable parcel is always cheaper than explaining it at a border.

Verification and Building Trust

You can pass a voluntary document check by a moderator and carry a verified badge on your profile. It confirms your identity to clients who are about to hand you their belongings, their pet or their seat. It is not compulsory, and you can publish without it — but on a marketplace where strangers must trust each other quickly, it visibly helps.

Reviews do the rest. Every completed trip is a chance for a client to say you arrived on time and handled things carefully. Drivers with a steady run of honest reviews stop having to compete on price, because clients choose them on reputation instead. That reputation is yours, it compounds, and it costs nothing to build.

Managing Your Routes After Publishing

Every listing you create with Add Route lives in your dashboard, where you can edit, refresh or remove it at any time. If your date shifts, update it rather than leaving a wrong one live — clients who call about a trip that already left simply stop calling you. Editing takes seconds and keeps your listing accurate.

If you run a regular line, republish it as each trip approaches instead of leaving one permanent post. Fresh listings sit higher in the date order and read as active. Clients can tell the difference between a driver who posts every week and one who posted once in spring and forgot about it.

And when a trip is done, take a moment to leave a review for the client too. Good clients are worth keeping, and a board where both sides are rated stays honest for everyone on it.

Working Safely on the Marketplace

CargoDelivery is a peer-to-peer bulletin board: it connects you with clients but is not a party to your agreement. That means the platform does not vet your clients, guarantee payment or mediate disputes. Knowing that up front lets you work sensibly rather than assume a safety net that is not there.

Agree the price and terms in writing before you load, even if it is only a messenger conversation you can scroll back through. Ask what is inside any parcel and refuse anything you cannot verify or would not want found in your vehicle — legally, the load in your van is your problem at a checkpoint. Trust your instincts if a client is evasive about the contents.

Before you publish, read the official Safety Policy and the Terms of Service so you know exactly where responsibility sits. The transport FAQ answers most practical questions that come up on the road.

Add Route — Frequently Asked Questions