Load Board for Owner-Operators
Load Board for Owner-Operators
DAT offers the best owner-operator load board, with high-quality truck loads available and accurate data for negotiating rates.
As the most trusted load board in the industry, DAT provides an exclusive platform where you can access thousands of load opportunities and build your trucking business.
- Discover opportunities to grow your business.
- Find out where your trucks are needed most.
- Post unlimited trucks on DAT’s load board.
Discover opportunities to grow your business.
What are the best load boards for owner-operators? Look no further than DAT.
Keeping your vehicles on the road is the key to building a successful trucking operation. The best load boards for owner-operators allow you to search through the hundreds of thousands of loads that are posted each business day. With DAT’s convenient load board, it’s easy to find the right load at the right time.
Find out where your trucks are needed most.
DAT keeps you up to date on market trends and average rates.
DAT’s owner-operator load board gives you access to the largest marketplace in the industry, allowing you to search anywhere and anytime for freight of all kinds. Inbound/outbound charts show you where demand is high, and our average market rates are based on real transactions to give you the most accurate info available.
Post unlimited trucks on DAT’s load board.
Make sure credible brokers can find your trucking business.
With DAT’s load board, you can keep your trucks visible to brokers posting loads. Plus, it’s easy to view a broker’s credit history, reviews, and average time to pay. That way, you can focus on keeping your trucks on the road without worrying about getting paid on time for the work you do.
Keeping your business running smoothly is crucial for any owner-operator. The good news is that nearly 668,000 loads are posted to DAT each day, opening a world of opportunity for savvy owner-operators to secure the next load. Our load board takes the hassle out of finding new business — it’s all right there at your fingertips. So, if you’re wondering what is the best load board for owner-operators — DAT gives you all the tools to succeed, whether you’re running a small operation or a large carrier service.
Truckers who deliver freight all across the country are the backbone of the supply chain. We think that job’s important and complex enough as is, which is why we designed our load board for owner-operators to be hassle-free and easy to use. It’s simple to search for loads by destination and truck type, and you can save your favorite search filters so you can quickly see currently available loads for your most frequent lanes. You have more important things to do than worry about where your next load is — so leave that to us.
The best owner-operator load boards allow you to minimize deadhead, keep your trucks running, and maximize your profits. DAT’s load board put you in contact with the biggest network of shipping brokers in the industry. We offer different packages to provide you with the right tools to match your business size. Our Standard plan, for instance, lets you use the load boards and access broker credit data, and our Enhanced and Professional packages offer premium tools including average lane rates, automatic triangle hauling suggestions, and more.
They are! DAT vets brokers and shippers and you’ll be able to see the company’s credit score for all loads posted on our board. You’ll also be able to see average days to pay, as well as whether the load can be factored, which gives you more information for making better business decisions. The brokers DAT typically works with have credit scores of 90 and up, and pay within four weeks or less.
Yes! We offer some financial services for owner-operators to make it easier for you to focus on deliveries. The DAT Assurance program guarantees that you get paid for every load you deliver that is posted on DAT’s load board. We’ve also partnered with OTR Solutions, and their rapid factoring services will help ensure you always have cash on hand.
“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 has the largest load board, with more than 244 million loads posted annually. Find the load board package that best suits your business below.