Business phone plans for trucking companies and fleets
Updated 1 November 2026. A fleet carries a phone per driver, a tablet or camera in many cabs, an office and a yard or two. That is usually 20 lines or more, which is the point where carrier pricing can move. Photex prices the whole fleet on T-Mobile for Business and AT&T Business side by side and runs the switch, anywhere in the US.
What a fleet account actually covers
Hotspot data is where driver plans differ
Most business plans now call themselves unlimited, so the number to compare for a driver is hotspot data per line. A driver who runs a tablet off the phone can use up 5GB quickly, and a driver who only calls and texts should not be paying for 300GB.
Hotspot allowances read on the carriers' own plan pages on 1 November 2026. Prices at 10 lines are on T-Mobile vs AT&T for business, and rates for larger accounts are on business phone plans for 10 to 50 lines.
Past the last tower
Long-haul and rural routes run through places where neither carrier has a signal. T-Satellite connects compatible phones automatically in most outdoor areas of the US with a view of the sky, so a driver can still text dispatch and share a location. It is included on SuperMobile and $10 a line added to CoreMobile.
For a truck or trailer that needs full internet on the move, Starlink sells a land mobility service. It costs more and needs its own equipment, so it tends to suit specialized vehicles rather than a whole fleet. Starlink for business.
Hands-free is the federal rule
FMCSA does not allow commercial drivers to hold a phone to make a call, or to dial by pressing more than one button. A hands-free phone within reach of the seated, belted driver is allowed. So when we set up driver lines we check that the phones you choose work with the mounts and headsets your drivers use. FMCSA lists penalties of up to $2,750 for drivers and up to $11,000 for employers.
Terminals, yards and shops
A terminal that loses internet can stop dispatching. The usual setup is fiber or 5G as the main connection with a second connection from a different network behind it. T-Mobile SuperBroadband does both on one bill, with 5G as the main link and Starlink as backup, at $250 a month per site on a three-year term. Starlink as backup internet.
Count every driver and every site together
Lines bought yard by yard or as drivers are hired often end up on separate accounts at rate card prices. Added together they may be well past 20 lines, which is where each carrier will quote against real volume once the account is registered with its pricing desk. When business phone pricing becomes negotiable.
Fleets with crews on the ground as well may also want to read our page on contractors and field crews.
What it costs to use us
Nothing. The carrier bills you at carrier pricing, the same as buying direct, and the carrier pays us. Send a photo or PDF of one phone bill and your driver count, and we come back within one business day. Call 847-991-9419 or email hello@photex.us.
Questions from fleet owners
There is rarely one plan for the whole company. Drivers who run a tablet off the phone need a plan with real hotspot data, and drivers on routes with weak coverage may need satellite texting. Dispatch and office staff can usually sit on an entry plan. Most fleets end up with a mix, and we price that mix on T-Mobile and AT&T side by side.
T-Mobile does not sell more than 12 lines online, so a fleet that size goes through its business sales team and is quoted. AT&T's published rate for 4 or more lines would put 25 lines on Standard 3.0 at $750 a month, or on Advanced 3.0 at $625 a month if every line qualifies for the installment credit. Those are ceilings. At about 20 lines and up both carriers will quote against your real volume once the account is registered with their pricing desks.
Not hand-held. FMCSA bars commercial drivers from holding a mobile phone to make a call or dialing by pressing more than a single button. Hands-free use is allowed with a phone close enough to reach while seated and belted. FMCSA lists penalties of up to $2,750 for drivers and up to $11,000 for employers who allow or require hand-held use. Check the current rule with FMCSA or your safety adviser.
T-Satellite lets a compatible phone text and share location through satellite in most outdoor areas of the US with a view of the sky. It is included on T-Mobile SuperMobile and is $10 a line added to CoreMobile. It does not replace a cell signal for data-heavy apps, so we check coverage against your actual routes first.
Yes. One carrier does not win on every lane. Some fleets put each driver group on the network that covers its routes, or keep the terminal on one carrier and the road on the other. It means two accounts, so it is only worth doing where coverage gaps are costing you.
Working it out
Plain answers to the questions we get asked most, with the pricing next to them.
T-Mobile or AT&T?
What 10, 20 and 50 lines cost on each carrier, where each one wins, and the catch in both headline rates.
Read it →When does the price become negotiable?
Under 20 lines you pay the rate card. From 20 to 99 the carriers will quote you — but only if someone registers the account.
Read it →Independent advice, or straight to the carrier?
It costs the same either way. What changes is whether anyone is looking at the whole picture for you.
Read it →Starlink as backup internet
Three different jobs it can do, what each costs, and why backup and coverage are not the same problem.
Read it →Running two carriers at once
Fiber from one, 5G failover from the other — and when one bill with satellite behind it is the simpler answer.
Read it →How long does switching take?
About three weeks. Why the phones are never the hold-up, and how to avoid waiting on a fiber build.
Read it →Get both carriers priced for your business
Email a photo or PDF of your current phone or internet bill to hello@photex.us and we will price it on T-Mobile and AT&T within one business day. Or call 847-991-9419.