Can DAT help me manage my carriers?

With the DAT CarrierWatch® service, you can monitor and qualify carriers.

  • Protect yourself against identity theft and chameleon carriers who go out of business due to safety, insurance, or other reasons, and return under a different name
  • Qualify and monitor carriers while reducing risk with up-to-date CSA safety ratings, DOT authority and insurance information, including insurance certificates
  • Streamline due diligence and reduce overhead
  • Bring new carriers onboard fast with a paperless online process

How can DAT help me develop a business network?

DAT gives you access to the largest network of carrier companies in the industry.

  • Build business partnerships to move excess freight in a timely manner, especially when volume or capacity change unexpectedly
  • Use the DAT Directory to identify the most qualified carriers from the tens of thousands who search DAT Load Board for freight each day and the 19 million trucks posted yearly
  • Use Lanemakers™ to view and contact carriers who have experience on the lanes you want to run

How else can DAT help me?

DAT is the largest spot freight marketplace in the industry.

  • Access enhanced capacity for specialty equipment types
  • Find and qualify reliable new carriers to add to your rolodex
  • Find brokers to outsource your logistics needs
  • Use our industry trends to benchmark yourself against competitors and the changing marketplace

What lane rate information does DAT provide?

DAT provides you with the most comprehensive and accurate rate planning tool in the industry. Forecast and benchmark rates with DAT RateView™.

  • Forecast carrier rates for contract negotiations, extrapolating from volatility in spot market supply and demand, and rate histories
  • Access comprehensive, up-to-date contract and spot market rates in the DAT® Freight Rates™, including fuel surcharges and accessorial fees
  • Benchmark contract rates against current and historical market rates
  • Establish pricing guidelines by knowing what the market is paying for vans, reefers, and flatbeds by date, region, and season
  • Review supply-and-demand data on specific lanes based on rolling 30-day averages

Are DAT rate averages accurate?

Yes, they are the most accurate and up-to-date rates available in the trucking industry. Separate databases for the spot and contract freight markets allow for accurate and current rates.

  • DAT's contract rates database is comprised of rates from more than 14 million actual freight bills
  • Our spot market rates database includes 500,000 rates per month from rate agreements
  • Information for spot market freight is updated daily, contract rates are updated to a monthly average.