Freight Brokerage Services
Efficient, reliable freight brokerage services
Find success as a carrier or shipper with a trusted broker service.
The success of your carrier or shipper business often depends on working with trustworthy brokers—and having access to a reliable freight platform that connects you with them. Having access to a larger network means more opportunities to secure consistent work, connect with the right partners, and lock in competitive rates.
With the DAT load board, you can gain access to a trusted network of reliable brokers. These brokers specialize in efficiently connecting shippers with dependable carriers and carriers with the right loads, ensuring smooth and successful operations
- Gain access to thousands of trustworthy brokers
- Experienced brokers connecting carriers and shippers
- Real-time updates and smart logistics tools
Gain access to thousands of trustworthy brokers
With more choice comes more opportunities for you to find the perfect fit in a broker.
A good broker can save you time, help you build high-quality relationships, and take on the work of planning for you.
The DAT load board gives you access to thousands of trusted brokers, each with proven expertise in their field. With a wealth of options and listings available, the DAT load board ensures you’ll find the perfect freight brokerage services to meet your needs, exactly when you need them.
Experienced brokers connecting carriers and shippers
Reviews and company ratings help you choose only the best brokers.
Finding the right broker can be challenging—especially without reviews or ratings to gauge their reliability or payment practices. The DAT load board includes company ratings and reviews, time-to-pay information, and credit history so that you can choose to work with brokers who make good business partners.
Real-time updates and smart logistics tools
Instant-refresh, market information, and smart routes to boost your bottom line.
The original load boards were simply pieces of paper tacked on a bulletin board. Luckily, these days we have much more high-tech tools providing faster and more detailed information to meet today’s demands.
The DAT load board provides real-time updates through its instant-refresh feature, ensuring you always have the most current information. With robust broker vetting and access to market rate data, the platform empowers you to make informed decisions—whether it’s determining fair pricing or directing your services to high-demand areas. These advanced tools streamline logistics and set DAT apart as the premier choice for carriers and shippers looking for quality freight brokerage services.
Freight brokers work as a go-between for shippers and carriers. They ensure that shippers connect with reliable carriers, and help carriers find the right loads at the right time. Brokerage services often include tasks such as negotiating rates, assessing the shipping or hauling needs of their clients, and may specialize in particular types of freight or specific regions of the country.
On the DAT load board, you can view company ratings, time-to-pay, and credit history. With real reviews and ratings from other business professionals like you, it’s easy to see which brokers are good to work with and which aren’t. DAT provides real-time market data so you can compare rates and make informed decisions about which brokers to work with.
You pay a broker the fee that you agree between you, either for individual loads or for regular work. The DAT load board includes pricing information and market rates, such as a broker-carrier spot rate for the last 15 or 90 days. You can view rates for individual or multiple lanes, and even look back as far as 13 months into the payment history. This will give you a good idea of what you should pay for the services.
Yes, shippers and carriers can work together without a broker, but this can be quite difficult. Both shippers and carriers need to establish many relationships to keep their businesses afloat. Finding these relationships can be hard without a broker, who does the job of networking and discovering who to work with. Brokers can also negotiate regular rates and keep up-to-date on relevant lanes, fees, and other important information. Having freight brokerage services makes life a lot easier, and will vastly improve the logistics and efficiency of your business, compared to trying to do everything on your own.
For the DAT load board you pay a monthly subscription rate, and there are no additional fees. This monthly subscription includes access to listings of loads and brokers, as well as rate information, the DAT One mobile app, alerts, and information on brokers including company ratings and credit information.
“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
Boost your business with trusted freight brokers on DAT
With high-quality freight brokerage services giving you a major leg up in logistics and networking, there’s no reason not to use them. The DAT load board connects you with thousands of trusted, independent brokers who use the platform to post loads and find qualified carriers.
Sign up for the DAT load board today to connect with top brokers and access powerful logistics tools.