Load Boards

Load Boards

Find Loads and Trucks, Move More Freight

  • Carriers fill their trucks on backhauls, to increase loaded miles and profits
  • Brokers find trucks and arrange transportation for their customers’ cargo
  • Brokers and carriers negotiate deals and relationships that benefit both sides

Find Loads and Trucks on Our Load Board
Brokers and 3PLs find trucks to move “exception” freight that their shipper customers didn’t cover with a contracted carrier. Brokers and carriers connect on trucking load boards, the spot marketplace for loads and trucks.


Truckers Don’t Drive Empty
DAT® Services started the first trucking load board in 1978 – to match truckers with load providers and eliminate empty miles.

  • Don’t drive empty. Fill backhauls and develop triangular “trihaul” routes to increase profits
  • Find high-paying freight on load boards, especially in “hot” markets where capacity is tight
  • Don’t get ripped off. Choose a reputable load board with payment guarantees

Brokers Find the Best Trucks
The best brokers and 3PLs keep lists of preferred carriers, but no carrier list is long enough when capacity gets tight.

  • Brokers turn to load boards to find nearly half (48%) of the trucks they need.
  • Find matches for your loads instantly on DAT's full-service load boards
  • Get the data you need to qualify carriers, negotiate truckload rates and move your freight

Find Brokers and Carriers Who Mean Business
All the participants in your load board network should be proven transportation professionals. Our load board:

  • Pre-screens participants and checks their MC numbers and other credentials
  • Provides you with tools and information to double-check broker’s or carrier’s business history
  • Confirms their authority and insurance status

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