DAT Product News

Get more flexible factoring options with new load board integration

You may have noticed a small change recently in the load board products from DAT Freight & Analytics. When searching for freight, you’ll now see a blue checkmark next to loads that have been pre-approved by our factoring partner OTR Capital.

Introducing DAT’s Newest Partner: OTR Capital

DAT is welcoming OTR Capital as a new factoring partner. OTR Capital's invoice factoring system offers a seamless billing and collecting experience.

DAT offers new integrations for SmartHop’s AI-driven dispatch service

Nearly three-quarters of the nation’s freight is moved by trucks annually. There’s one problem, however: Access to all of this freight is not available to all trucking companies.

DAT partners with Equifax to update Days-to-Pay calculations

When capacity is tight, brokers need to make sure their freight is attractive to prospective carriers. One way is to advertise their dependability, as proven by a high credit score and a low Days-to-Pay average.

The remedy for rejected freight

Rejected freight causes a domino effect of issues and costs. Luckily, with some planning and attention to details, rejections can be mitigated, and costs managed.

2021 Freight Focus: Taking the uncertainty out of volatile times

Resourcefulness is hard to measure and a difficult skill set to teach, but people who manage transportation or run trucks for a living have it in spades.

The fastest tools for freight rates just got faster

Our new 3-day average rate is the Goldilocks of rate benchmarks: the perfect blend of time and density. This new metric provides insight on current rate trends more than 50% faster than the 7-day average and has excellent national coverage across the three main equipment types.