What is GNET? A plain-English guide for limo operators

GNET is a network that lets limo and black car operators on different dispatch systems send trips to each other. It is owned by GRiDD Technologies. Registering is free, and GNET charges only on completed reservations sent or received. Its job is to connect your software to your affiliate's software, so a farmed-out trip does not have to travel by phone and email.

Without something like GNET, farming out to an affiliate on another system looks like this: you call or email the trip, their dispatcher retypes it, you call back to check whether the chauffeur is on location, and at month-end you match their invoice against your notes. It works. It is also slow, and every retyped detail is a chance to send a car to the wrong terminal.

This guide explains what GNET does, what it costs, the difference between farm-in and farm-out, and how it fits alongside LimoGrid's own marketplace, the Grid.

What is GNET?

GNET is an affiliate network run by GRiDD Technologies. As of September 2026, GRiDD describes it as connecting operators who use different reservation systems. According to the GNET FAQ, it is free to register and charges only on completed reservations sent or received.

The simplest way to think about it: GNET is a translator between dispatch systems. Your system sends a trip in its own format, GNET passes it along, and your affiliate's system receives it as a trip it understands. Updates travel back the same way.

It is not a dispatch system itself, and it does not replace your relationships. You still choose your affiliates, agree rates and vet who drives your clients. GNET moves the trip data between you.

How GNET works: the life of a farmed-out trip

Here is a typical flow when both operators are connected:

1. You book a trip for your client in your own dispatch software.
2. You farm it out to an affiliate over GNET instead of by phone or email.
3. The trip arrives in the affiliate's system with the details you entered.
4. The affiliate assigns a chauffeur and runs the trip in their own software.
5. Status updates, such as on location and completed, flow back to your system.
6. Billing information flows back, so reconciling the affiliate's charge is not a separate chase.

The value is in steps 3, 5 and 6. Nobody retypes the trip, you see progress without calling, and the numbers arrive with the trip.

What does GNET cost?

As of September 2026, GNET is free to register and charges only on completed reservations sent or received, per the GNET FAQ. Check GRiDD's current fee schedule before you connect, because the per-reservation amount is theirs to set and can change.

Two other costs are worth asking about:

• Your dispatch software's side. Some platforms include GNET connectivity; others charge for it or limit it by plan. As of September 2026, Limo Anywhere's knowledge base describes GNET farm-in as native and GNET farm-out through Addons with an extra per-trip cost.
• Your affiliate's side. Their software has its own terms, which may affect how willing they are to take work over GNET.

If GNET farm-out costs are part of why you are reviewing your software, our Limo Anywhere alternative guide lays out what to compare.

LimoGrid adds no per-trip charge of its own on any paid plan; GNET's fee still applies. See pricing.

Farm-in vs farm-out through GNET

The same connection works in both directions.

Farm-out: sending trips

You booked the trip and an affiliate drives it. You keep the client, bill the client and pay the affiliate. GNET's job is to deliver the trip to them and bring status and billing back to you. Our guide on how to farm out limo jobs covers vetting affiliates and what to include in every farm-out.

Farm-in: receiving trips

Another operator booked the trip and you drive it. The trip arrives in your system from theirs. The other operator is your customer for that trip, and they own the relationship with the passenger. Farm-in is how a strong local operator fills quiet days with work from operators in other cities.

Many operators do both. You farm out the Chicago trip your Boston client needs, and you farm in the Boston airport runs that a Chicago operator's clients need. The better you are at farm-in, the more operators want to send you work.

How GNET works with LimoGrid

LimoGrid connects to GNET so you can work with affiliates who run other dispatch software without leaving your own dispatch board.

• Farm-in and farm-out. Send trips to GNET affiliates and receive trips from them.
• Status and billing flowing back. Farmed-out trips report progress and billing back into LimoGrid.
• Webhooks. LimoGrid supports GNET webhooks, so updates arrive as events rather than waiting for someone to check.
• Cancellation. Farm-out and fleet cancellation work through GNET too, so a canceled trip does not leave a car heading to a pickup that is no longer happening.
• Farm-in badges. Trips that came in from another operator are marked, so dispatchers can tell them apart at a glance.

Times show in the trip's local time zone across the calendar, dispatch board and reports. That matters with farm-in and farm-out, where the booking company and the driving company may be in different zones. More on the network page and the dispatch page.

GNET and the Grid: which should you use?

LimoGrid runs its own marketplace, the Grid. It is worth being clear about how the two differ, because they solve related but different problems.

On the Grid, operators post jobs they can't cover and claim jobs in their service area. The poster sets the rate. The passenger stays the poster's customer, billed by the poster, under the poster's brand. You can restrict posts to your own affiliates. On LG Connect, the free plan, it is $5 per claimed and completed ride; on paid plans there is no per-trip fee for posting or claiming.

In practice, use both. Post to the Grid when you need coverage from operators on LimoGrid. Use GNET for the affiliates you trust who run other software. Your dispatch board shows both kinds of trip in the same place.

Getting started with GNET

A short checklist before you send your first trip:

1. Register with GNET. Registration is free, according to the GNET FAQ.
2. Confirm your dispatch software's terms. Ask what GNET features your plan includes and whether any per-trip charges apply on the software side.
3. Line up your affiliates. Ask the operators you already farm to whether they are on GNET.
4. Agree rates and rules in advance. GNET moves trips; it does not negotiate for you.
5. Run a test trip. Pick a simple job, watch the status updates arrive and check the billing against what you agreed.

Frequently asked questions

What is GNET in the limo industry?

GNET is an affiliate network owned by GRiDD Technologies that connects limo and black car operators on different reservation systems, so they can farm trips in and out without retyping them.

Is GNET free?

As of September 2026, GNET is free to register and charges only on completed reservations sent or received. Check GRiDD's current fees before connecting.

Does LimoGrid work with GNET?

Yes. LimoGrid supports GNET farm-in and farm-out, with status and billing flowing back, GNET webhooks, and farm-out and fleet cancellation through GNET.

What is the difference between GNET and the Grid?

GNET connects operators across different dispatch systems. The Grid is LimoGrid's own marketplace, where the poster sets the rate, the passenger stays the poster's customer, and paid plans pay no per-trip fee.

If most of your affiliates are on other software, book a demo and we will walk you through how GNET trips and Grid jobs sit side by side on a LimoGrid dispatch board.