Owner Operators

Owner Operators

Find more loads and get paid faster

  • Increase loaded miles and pay, to make more money
  • Work with transportation pros who respect your business and pay you on time
  • Search for loads from your smart phone or laptop, on the internet or at a truckstop
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Can DAT help me make more money?
  • Yes! Carriers who found 30%-60% of their freight on DAT Load Boards made $1,370 more per truck per month last year than their peers
  • Find high-paying freight and improve loaded miles with DAT
  • Choose from hundreds of thousands of loads daily, posted by transportation pros  

How do I improve my loaded miles?
  • Find loads on DAT that fit your schedule and routes
  • Use DAT’s maps, mileage and routing tools to check traffic, weather and road conditions, find truck stops and scales, and plan your round trip
  • If freight is hard to find, get loads that take you to a city where there is more freight, then find another load to take you home. Run that triangular route, or trihaul, and add up to 50% more loaded miles to each round trip

What can I do to be sure I get the best pay?
  • Assess demand for and supply of trucks in your market, with the load-to-truck ratio
  • When the load-to-truck ratio is high, you may have an edge in rate negotiations
  • Subscribe to DAT Truckload Rate Index for full details on rates that brokers and shippers are paying in your lanes
How can I avoid getting ripped off?
  • We check the background of every broker and shipper in the DAT Network, to be sure that they are authorized transportation pros
  • You can also check brokers’ business records, credit scores and days-to-pay on DAT Load Boards
  • If you don’t get paid on DAT loads, we’ll help you collect
  • If collections don’t work, we’ll pay you ourselves. No other load board does that. Register your loads free for DAT Assurance, our payment guarantee

Can I get paid faster than 30 days?
  • Freight brokers on DAT pay almost 1 week (4.5 days) faster than their peers
  • Check the broker’s days to pay when you accept the load. The average right now is 29 days
  • If you need the money sooner, contact one of our factoring partners

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