Drop and Hook Loads
Drop and Hook Loads
Make the most of your trucking business with easy-to-find drop and hook loads.
- Find drop and hook loads for owner operators.
- Make sure brokers are able to find your trucks.
- Work with qualified brokers and shippers you can trust.
Find drop and hook loads for owner operators.
Drop and hook trucking can save you time and money — especially when you use DAT’s load boards.
As the biggest freight marketplace anywhere, DAT is the best place to find your drop and hook load. With hundreds of thousands of new loads posted every business day and detailed information (including average market rates) across all lanes, DAT gives you the information and access you need to find the best loads for your business.
Make sure brokers are able to find your trucks.
Post as many vehicles as you want on DAT’s extensive network.
Work with qualified brokers and shippers you can trust.
DAT vets all freight brokers so you can feel confident in your partnerships.
Drop and hook freight is a straightforward shipping process for trucking companies that involves “dropping” one trailer at a warehouse and “hooking” a new one from the same source. One of those trailers can be empty or they can both be loaded trailers. The key is that the trailers are traded.
There are many benefits to drop and hook trucking for owner operators. The process increases your freedom on the road since there’s no need for live loading. It can also help you make more money by decreasing the time you spend in the loading dock.
Whether you’re looking for drop and hook loads or another kind of freight, DAT’s freight marketplace can save you time and energy. Instead of finding loads on your own, DAT does the work for you — connecting your vehicles and preferred routes to matching freight. With DAT you can even search for spot rates on your preferred lanes, save your favorite search filters so you can quickly find loads, and use triangular routing suggestions to maximize your profits.
As an owner-operator, you know that making sure your business runs as smoothly as possible is key to staying competitive in the industry. DAT lets you search and filter through the hundreds of thousands of loads that are posted to our boards every business day — which takes the trouble out of finding your next load. With the most loads in the trucking industry, you’ll have greater access to traffic on your lanes.
Not at all! DAT has a simple interface and search menu that makes it convenient for everyone to find loads and trucks. You can favorite specific sets of search filters to quickly find new loads based on your most common lanes, and even set alarms for your favorite searches to know the moment new matches are posted. We keep the interface simple and intuitive — that way there’s no hassle. DAT makes it easy for you to find loads quickly and keep your trucks on the road.
DAT offers a few different plans, priced to make key technologies and features available to owner operators at competitive rates. Our Standard plan gives you access to the load boards and broker credit data, and upgrading to our Enhanced, Pro, Select and Office plans gets you extra tools and capabilities — like average lane rates, market maps, and automatic triangle haul routing suggestions that can help you get even more out of DAT.
Yes! Along with load boards and analytics, DAT now provides financial services to keep carriers secure — including Smart Factoring with Outgo, a DAT product.
- Transparent pricing – no hidden fees or reserves.
- No annual contracts – factor only when you need to.
- Automated invoicing – simplify back-office work.
- Instant access to funds – get paid within hours, sometimes in minutes.
DAT Smart Factoring helps you keep cash flowing and reduces the hassle of chasing down late payments — all within the DAT ecosystem.
“The DAT Load Board is the only one I use, and I really don’t see any interest in trying any other one.”
- Brian Stone, Stone’s Trucking LLC
"DAT Load Board is awesome. They even teach you how to book a load and how to use it on your computer or cell phone app. Highly recommend DAT!"
- Francis Gatmaitan, Alpha Trucking
Find Available Loads Today!
Get the most relevant matches for your business – the right load for the right truck at the right price, no matter where you are. DAT the largest load board, with more than 235 million loads posted annually. Find the load board package that best suits your business below.