Power Only Trucking
Power Only Trucking
DAT offers unmatched resources for power-only carriers and brokers seeking to find new loads daily and broaden their customer base.
DAT One caters directly to power-only carriers. Power-only freight demand is booming because it remains a cost-effective solution for shippers to get freight moved. DAT empowers you to grow your freight network and stay profitable by matching you to the most valuable loads from vetted partners you can trust.
- Get access to the largest power-only load board in the business.
- Partner with trusted, leading industry professionals.
- Make your business more efficient and your job easier.
Get access to the largest power-only load board in the business.
DAT’s load board helps carriers efficiently find new power-only loads and boost freight output.
Carriers that use the DAT load board to find power-only loads benefit from many great new opportunities. DAT posts more than 400 million loads annually — including 130.5 million exclusive listings found on DAT only — which means power-only carriers never have trouble finding their next load. Discover the most in-demand areas with DAT, review real-time freight rate data, and match with the best loads according to your search criteria.
Partner with trusted, leading industry professionals.
Tap into DAT’s vast freight marketplace and conduct business with partners you can trust.
DAT has spent more than four decades developing the most extensive freight network in the country. We give you the tools you need to find the most proven partners. DAT provides information on credit history, user reviews, average payment times for each broker, and much more so you can vet prospective business partners ahead of time.
Make your business more efficient and your job easier.
Leverage DAT’s market insights to quickly find the most valuable power-only truck loads, negotiate the best rates, and generate repeat customers.
DAT’s user-friendly platform is designed to help you find freight quickly and easily. We recognize that the quicker you can find the most valuable loads, the more time you can spend on the road taking on new freight. Run unlimited searches, filter your criteria, and receive instant alerts when a new power-only load matches your freight needs.
Power only trucking involves a carrier providing only a tractor and a driver — which, together, form the “power unit.” Power only trucking is a full truckload capacity solution where the driver isn’t tasked with bringing a trailer to move freight. Instead, the driver connects to a trailer that is usually leased or owned by a shipper or 3PL.
Power only trucking remains popular because shippers often face a surplus of trailers and shortage of power units to haul their power-only loads for pickup trucks. Power only trucking is commonly used to transport equipment on dry van trailers, flatbed trailers, shipping containers, tanker trailers, and refrigerated vans.
Power-only trucking operates under a simple model for each shipper. Rather than sourcing out truck and trailer capacity, for this service work, shippers link directly with their transportation partners to find a nearby “power unit” to move their freight.
The driver selected from the power-only trucking company is usually one that the provider already knows possesses the necessary expertise to safely transport the given load. Once the best-fit driver is identified a trailer interchange agreement is then signed. After the external power unit connects the trailer’s kingpin to its fifth wheel, the freight becomes safely secure and is ready to hit the open road.
Power-only truckers benefit from DAT’s load board more than any other load board in the business — that’s why they keep coming back to leverage DAT’s unrivaled network. Our load board is built to meet power only truckers’ needs. With any DAT load board plan, carriers can access DAT’s mobile app to easily scan the full breadth of loads, a trucker-centric map, broker credit data, and much more. With the most new loads posted each business day in the industry, DAT empowers truckers with the network, tools, and resources to thrive.
DAT offers the largest and most trusted load board that is designed to help truckers grow their businesses. DAT provides accurate, up-to-date spot market rates by analyzing real transactions as they occur in real-time. Our load board features our market insights and analytics based on over $150 billion in annual transactions. With DAT’s load board, you can be guided by real market data to negotiate the best power-only trucking rates.
DAT offers a range of subscription plans designed for truckers of all shapes and sizes. DAT charges a flat, monthly fee for every plan without any contracts — meaning you don’t have to overcommit. Each load board package is tailored to equip you with the tools and benefits to boost your bottom line.
DAT One Standard package represents the most cost-effective and popular choice of smaller carriers and owner-operators seeking a premier power only load board. DAT One Select, meanwhile, empowers larger trucking companies with the cutting-edge features they need to scale efficiently. Whether it’s insights on market demand, average freight rates, or the best paying routes, DAT One Select helps larger carriers sustain long-term growth.
With all subscription plans, power-only truckers get access to the largest on-demand freight marketplace in the country. All of our plans also include broker credit data, the DAT mobile app, and unlimited search and post functionality.
Truckers that use DAT One (Formerly TruckersEdge) or DAT One (Formerly DAT Power) also benefit from DAT Assurance and additional financial services. DAT Assurance, for example, helps carriers collect past-due payments. Trucks can also factor invoices through our partner OTR Solutions to meet cash flow needs.
“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 the best power-only trucking loads on DAT!
DAT’s unmatched freight superdatabase drives power-only carriers and brokers forward. Negotiate the best rates with up-to-date freight rate data and partner with trusted professionals to grow your business. With the largest freight marketplace and the most loads posted daily in the industry, DAT gives you the most bang for your buck.