DAT Reviews & Pricing

Key Features

For Carriers

• Load Board: Offers an active load board including a database with 887,000 daily loads, freights for multiple trailers, sort and filter capabilities, and guaranteed payment assurance. 
• Authority: Prepares all necessary paperwork for state applications. Includes IRP, IFTA, unified carrier registration and more, depending upon the selected package (Basic, Gold or Platinum) via process agents. 
• Factoring: Manage cash flow via Triumph Business Capital factoring partner. Provides fuel advances at flat rates, helps find freights and enables faster invoice payouts. 
• Fleet Services: Includes comprehensive solutions including eManifest, truck parking and fuel, driver compliance, vehicle registration, and titling and business services. 
• Load Tracking: Plan and schedule using navigation tools within the tracking app for the DAT One marketplace. Check fuel prices and parking as well as locate truck stops, rest stops, directions and dock information from anywhere using the mobile app. 
• Freight Rates Solutions: Includes tools for RFP multi-lane reports, updated daily market rates for intermodal, flatbed and van shipping, and market conditions for analysis. Provides auto suggestions and the ability to select the higher-paying fleet routes using TriHaul. 
• Analytics: Get customized data and visualizations specific to the business. Use forecasted and historic contracts and spot rates to set pricing guidelines. 
• Industry Trends: Stay updated with the latest industry insights, trends and practices to make smart business decisions and see improved ROI. 

For Brokers

• Load Board: Access Power and Express features, post quickly in active load boards, receive truck post matching with desired load postings and check the status of all loads in real time. 
• Broker TMS: Facilitates back-office work, document imaging and accounting via an integrated solution. Select optional modules for agents, CRM sales, EDI, LTL and others according to requirements. 
• Monitoring and Onboarding: Offers a list of verified carriers with safety ratings, insurance monitoring, insurance certificates to save and print, and real-time alerts. Facilitates easy and quick onboarding with e-signed agreements and contracts, while carriers can file online profiles in a few clicks. 
• Load Tracking: Access location and track loads in real time from anywhere. Share dock information for the driver to view from the mobile app. 
• Authority: Files state and federal permits while handling all necessary paperwork. Performs DOT registration and provides FMCSA numbers as well. Receive end-to-end expert guidance by adding a brokerage. 
• Rates: Stay updated with ongoing truckload rates for optimized negotiations, filter rates based on region, metro market, zip codes and other factors, and compare and benchmark personal rates against marketplace trends. 

For Shippers

• Load Board: Access and connect with a verified network of trucks and reliable carriers. Select new truckload capacity, flatbeds, specialty trailers and vans. 
• Monitoring and Onboarding: Monitor all carriers with automatic notifications, email alerts and warnings whenever carrier information changes. Easily integrates with TMS solutions already in use. 
• Titling: Helps secure assets with registration and titling, as well as retitle asset portfolios for companies acquired. This reduces legal expenses and paperwork. 
• FMIC: Offers in-depth visibility into freight and truckloads. Access data-based forecasts, market trends and more that help shape transportation budgets and other planning. 
• Rates: Facilitates capacity planning with features such as rate forecast, benchmark routing guides, rate histories and more. 

Limitations

•  Cumbersome to search sometimes. 
•  Software bugs may delete postings. 
•  Expensive compared to its competitors. 
•  Unhelpful and slow customer support. 

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