diff --git a/chaind/adapters/new.py b/chaind/adapters/new.py
index 9fa6ec7..21e587c 100644
--- a/chaind/adapters/new.py
+++ b/chaind/adapters/new.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # external imports
+from chainlib.error import RPCException
 from chainqueue import (
         Status,
         Store as QueueStore,
@@ -13,16 +14,17 @@ from shep.store.file import SimpleFileStoreFactory
 
 class ChaindFsAdapter:
 
-    def __init__(self, chain_spec, path, deserializer, cache=None, pending_retry_threshold=0, error_retry_threshold=0, digest_bytes=32):
+    def __init__(self, chain_spec, path, deserializer, dispatcher, cache=None, pending_retry_threshold=0, error_retry_threshold=0, digest_bytes=32):
         factory = SimpleFileStoreFactory(path).add
         state_store = Status(factory)
         index_store = IndexStore(path, digest_bytes=digest_bytes)
         counter_store = CounterStore(path)
         self.store = QueueStore(chain_spec, state_store, index_store, counter_store, cache=cache)
         self.deserialize = deserializer
+        self.dispatcher = dispatcher
 
 
-    def add(self, signed_tx):
+    def put(self, signed_tx):
         cache_tx = self.deserialize(signed_tx)
         self.store.put(cache_tx.tx_hash, signed_tx)
         return cache_tx.tx_hash
@@ -31,3 +33,34 @@ class ChaindFsAdapter:
     def get(self, tx_hash):
         v = self.store.get(tx_hash)
         return v[1]
+
+
+    def upcoming(self):
+        return self.store.upcoming()
+
+
+    def pending(self):
+        return self.store.pending()
+
+
+    def deferred(self):
+        return self.store.deferred()
+
+
+    def enqueue(self, tx_hash):
+        return self.store.enqueue(tx_hash)
+
+
+    def dispatch(self, tx_hash):
+        entry = self.store.send_start(tx_hash)
+        tx_wire = entry.serialize()
+
+        r = None
+        try:
+            r = self.dispatcher.send(tx_wire)
+        except RPCException:
+            self.store.fail(tx_hash)
+            return False
+
+        self.store.send_end(tx_hash)
+        return True
diff --git a/chaind/driver.py b/chaind/driver.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d7d7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chaind/driver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# standard imports
+import logging
+
+logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class QueueDriver:
+
+    def __init__(self, adapter, throttler=None):
+        self.adapter = adapter
+        self.throttler = throttler
+
+
+    def __enqueue(self, txs):
+        c = len(txs)
+        if self.throttler != None:
+            r = self.throttler.count()
+            if r < c:
+                c = r
+        for i in range(c):
+            self.adapter.enqueue(txs[i])
+            if self.throttler != None:
+                self.throttler.inc()
+        return c
+
+
+    def process(self):
+        total = 0
+        txs = self.adapter.pending()
+        r = self.__enqueue(txs)
+        total += r
+        logg.debug('pending enqueued {} total {}'.format(r, total))
+
+        txs = self.adapter.deferred()
+        r = self.__enqueue(txs)
+        total += r
+        logg.debug('deferred enqueued {} total {}'.format(r, total))
+
+        return txs
diff --git a/tests/test_fs.py b/tests/test_fs.py
index 9e34818..7340bc2 100644
--- a/tests/test_fs.py
+++ b/tests/test_fs.py
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import hashlib
 # external imports
 from chainlib.chain import ChainSpec
 from chainqueue.cache import CacheTokenTx
+from chainlib.error import RPCException
 
 # local imports
 from chaind.adapters.new import ChaindFsAdapter
+from chaind.driver import QueueDriver
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 logg = logging.getLogger()
@@ -28,12 +30,29 @@ class MockCacheAdapter(CacheTokenTx):
         return tx
 
 
+class MockDispatcher:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.fails = []
+
+
+    def add_fail(self, v):
+        self.fails.append(v)
+
+
+    def send(self, v):
+        if v not in self.fails:
+            raise RPCException('{} is in fails'.format(v))
+        pass
+
+
 class TestChaindFs(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.chain_spec = ChainSpec('foo', 'bar', 42, 'baz')
         self.path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-        self.adapter = ChaindFsAdapter(self.chain_spec, self.path, MockCacheAdapter().deserialize)
+        self.dispatcher = MockDispatcher()
+        self.adapter = ChaindFsAdapter(self.chain_spec, self.path, MockCacheAdapter().deserialize, self.dispatcher)
 
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -42,10 +61,33 @@ class TestChaindFs(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_fs_setup(self):
         data = os.urandom(128).hex()
-        hsh = self.adapter.add(data)
+        hsh = self.adapter.put(data)
         v = self.adapter.get(hsh)
         self.assertEqual(data, v)
 
 
+    def test_fs_defer(self):
+        data = os.urandom(128).hex()
+        hsh = self.adapter.put(data)
+        self.dispatcher.add_fail(hsh)
+        self.adapter.dispatch(hsh)
+        txs = self.adapter.deferred()
+        self.assertEqual(len(txs), 1)
+
+
+    def test_fs_process(self):
+        drv = QueueDriver(self.adapter)
+
+        data = os.urandom(128).hex()
+        hsh = self.adapter.put(data)
+
+        txs = self.adapter.upcoming()
+        self.assertEqual(len(txs), 0)
+
+        drv.process()
+        txs = self.adapter.upcoming()
+        self.assertEqual(len(txs), 1)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()