Full Truckload Freight
Full Truckload Freight
Get easy access to high-quality full truckload freight with the DAT load board.
For full truck load companies and full truckload carriers, DAT is the most dependable and effective digital freight marketplace for managing their operations and growing their business. With the DAT load board, booking full truckload shipments online at the best rates is a simple task.
- Save time finding full truckload freight and enjoy maximum flexibility.
- Get efficient pricing strategies on full truckload freight with DAT iQ.
- Gain a competitive advantage with DAT’s full truck load services.
Save time finding full truckload freight and enjoy maximum flexibility.
Get instant, customizable truckload freight jobs for full truckload freight in your local area.
The DAT load board provides easy access to full truckload freight jobs in your area. With over 400 million loads posted annually, choose the location, price and freight to suit your preferences and abilities. For full truckload carriers, full truck load companies, and even owner-operators, DAT will match you to the ideal full truckload shipments job.
Get efficient pricing strategies on full truckload freight with DAT iQ.
Give accurate quotes and get the most out of your full truckload freight business.
DAT iQ is a cloud-based data analysis service that allows you to create the best strategies for your full truck load services and bid with confidence. Our data platform includes features such as RFP evaluations, budgets, pricing trends, and more. The DAT iQ dashboard gives the most accurate, complete, and detailed data on average rates paid, capacity, seasonal changes, freight rate predictions, and more.
Gain a competitive advantage with DAT’s full truck load services.
Get an edge over competitors by offering your full truck load services to shippers across the US at the best rates.
Full truckload carriers have an advantage – they can provide larger shipments to bigger companies, at better rates and on faster delivery guarantees. With the right trucking authority, you can find full truck loads jobs for top rates with quality shippers across the United States. Choose your own full truckload shipping rates and find jobs that match with the DAT load board.
“FTL” stands for “full truckload,” which is the shipping of goods that fill a whole truck or a partial load that takes up a whole truck. When someone uses the services of a “full truckload,” they are paying for the whole shipment, even if the products don’t take up the whole space in a semi-truck carrier. A full load can weigh 20,000 lbs or more. Full truck load services are best for large shipments.
LTL stands for “less than truckload,” while FTL stands for “full truck load.” The main difference between the two is that with LTL, the truck operator will generally have more than one client shipping items in the vehicle. FTL full truckload carriers transport for a sole shipper.
LTL can be much more cost effective as shippers are only paying for a partial space in the truck, rather than a full truck. Full truckload rates depend on the shipment details. However, it can take longer to get to the destination.
Full truckload shipments, as the name suggests, utilizes a full truck for the sole purpose of transporting the goods. An FTL shipment will normally include at least 10 pallets, although the exact number of pallets required will vary according to the overall size and weight of the package. Between 15,000 lbs and 20,000 lbs is the typical weight of an FTL cargo.
Full truckloads are the most cost-effective way to ship items that fill or almost fill a whole container, though full truckload shipping rates will vary. When a truck is full, size and weight limits don’t matter as much. FTL shipments also get to their destination faster because the truck doesn’t stop to pick up or drop off anything on the way.
Another benefit of FTL shipping is that you don’t have to switch between vehicles to complete a full job – everything fits in one go; and shippers can transport any kind of cargo with a full truckload because there are so many different kinds of trucks available.
There are three main types of trucks used for full truck loads:
- Flatbed – used to ship large items, like building materials and machinery.
- Dry van – dry van trucks are used to ship freight that doesn’t need to be kept at a certain temperature.
- Refrigerated – these trucks are used when the freight needs to be kept at a certain temperature.
If you are looking for full truck load jobs in your local area, the DAT load board is the ideal place to get started. DAT is the largest freight marketplace in North America, with over 400 million loads posted annually — many of which are perfect for full truckload carriers. Once you are signed up, you can submit full truck load quotes and start accepting jobs right away.
“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 full truck loads and optimize your business with DAT
With the DAT load board, carriers and owner-operators can find the best full truckload freight available. On the back end, DAT iQ gives you access to comprehensive information on the going rates paid by brokers and shippers for full truck loads in your area, allowing you to optimize your pricing and increase your profits. Sign up for the DAT load board today!