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What it is

DAT One connects motor carriers, freight brokers, 3PLs, and shippers to match loads with trucks. The load board is available on web, Android, and iOS; DAT says its mobile app provides access to over 722,500 loads posted daily. Mobile tools include load tracking, search filters, rate data, interactive mapping, and trip planning.

Carrier plans include load-match alarms, broker credit data, and lane rates. Eligible plans add TriHaul routing suggestions and contract lane rate information. Broker plans include load posting, carrier search, market rate information, carrier profiles, and peer reviews, with CarrierWatch and LaneMakers on eligible plans. APIs are offered for products including Load Board, BookNow, DAT Tracking, and Freight Posting. Any Load Board subscription level allows REST API integration, while rate-data API access requires RateView Combo Pro or Combo Premium. DAT One supports multi-factor authentication through a phone-based passkey or compatible security key; DAT describes fraud measures including identity verification and real-time risk monitoring.

There is no free plan. Listed monthly prices range from $59 a month for DAT One Standard to $469 a month for DAT One Office Broker/Carrier. DAT Freight & Analytics was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Spec sheet

What it does
DAT One is an integrated freight marketplace for carriers, brokers and shippers to search loads, post trucks, analyze rates and manage freight.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Product
DAT One is an end-to-end freight platform connecting motor carriers, freight brokers, 3PLs, and shippers to match loads with trucks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Integrations
DAT offers APIs for the Load Board, BookNow, DAT Tracking, Freight Posting, and other products through its Developer Portal.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Security
DAT One supports multi-factor authentication using a phone-based passkey or a compatible security key.Read 7 Oct 2026 · one.support.dat.com
Support
DAT lists phone support at 800-547-5417 and customer support by email at [email protected].Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Headquarters
Portland, Oregon, United StatesRead 23 Sep 2026 · dat.com
Founded
1978Read 23 Sep 2026 · dat.com
Company
DAT Freight & Analytics says it was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
API constraints
API use requires a product subscription, email access request, certification before production and stated limits such as 60 searches per user per hour and 1,000 per month.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Book Now
Eligible users can accept a load and lock in its rate through the Book Now function.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Broker credit data
DAT One shows broker payment days, credit scores and customer reviews; DAT states its average broker pays within 28 days and scores 94 out of 100.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Broker features
Broker plans include load posting and carrier search, market rate information, carrier profiles, peer reviews, and—in eligible plans—CarrierWatch and LaneMakers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Carrier features
Carrier plans include load-match alarms, broker credit data, lane rates, and—in eligible plans—TriHaul routing suggestions and contract lane rate information.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
CarrierWatch
CarrierWatch monitors motor-carrier authority, safety ratings and insurance changes and can provide insurance certificates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Changelog
The 2025 product updates added broker shipment-table customization, flatbed attributes, new vehicle types, similar truck results and qualification filters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · one.support.dat.com
Company history
DAT began as Dial-A-Truck at a Portland-area Jubitz truck stop in 1978.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Company ownership
DAT Solutions, LLC, doing business as DAT Freight & Analytics, is a business unit and wholly owned subsidiary of Roper Technologies.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sec.gov
Company size
LinkedIn lists DAT Freight & Analytics in the truck-transportation industry with headquarters in Portland, Oregon and 501–1,000 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
DAT Assurance
DAT Assurance provides payment-collection help for past-due freight, with plan credits ranging from $250 to $1,000.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Documentation and support
The Help Center provides quick-start guides, tutorials, webinars, MFA instructions, product updates and account-management links.Read 15 Oct 2026 · one.support.dat.com
Fraud prevention
DAT describes platform fraud measures including identity verification and real-time risk monitoring.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Integration eligibility
DAT’s help page says any Load Board subscription level allows a RESTful API integration, while rate-data API access requires RateView Combo Pro or Combo Premium.Read 7 Oct 2026 · one.support.dat.com
LaneMakers
LaneMakers identifies companies that are active on searched lanes and, in premium versions, brokers searching for trucks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Licence
DAT retains ownership of its platform, data, applications and intellectual property and grants customers a revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable term licence.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Limit: fraud and duplicate postings
Reviewers report false or duplicate loads, fake brokers, double brokering and insufficient enforcement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Limit: mobile workflow
Google Play and Apple reviewers report that the newer app is slower or harder to navigate and lacks some filters and round-trip search options.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Limit: pricing and billing
Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly criticize high subscription prices, price increases and cancellation or billing disputes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Load alarms
Users can create load-match alarms and receive instant or emailed alerts when matching freight appears.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Load board
DAT says its mobile app provides access to over 722,500 loads posted daily.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Market Conditions Index
The Market Conditions Index shows historical demand by trailer type to identify markets with stronger negotiating leverage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Marketplace scale
DAT reports more than 291 million annual load and truck posts, 843 million searches and over 1.3 million trucks in its database.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Mobile app
Every subscription includes the DAT One mobile app, which combines 15 freight and trucking applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · one.support.dat.com
Mobile availability
DAT One Mobile is available in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with minimum supported versions of iOS 17 and Android 7.0.Read 7 Oct 2026 · one.support.dat.com
Mobile tools
The app includes load tracking, search filters, rate data, interactive mapping, and trip planning tools.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
News: Convoy Platform
DAT announced an agreement in July 2025 to acquire the Convoy Platform from Flexport for digital freight matching and automation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
News: Outgo acquisition
DAT announced its acquisition of Outgo in May 2025 to add embedded freight-payment capabilities.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Praise: market intelligence
Gartner's reviewer praises the loadboard connections, RateView pricing insight and MarketView capacity information.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Praise: usability
Capterra and Software Advice reviewers describe DAT One as easy to use with a strong interface and ongoing innovation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Private network
Private Network lets carriers and brokers maintain preferred business partners in a dedicated list inside DAT One.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Public API
DAT's developer portal offers APIs for the Load Board, BookNow, DAT Tracking, Freight Posting and additional products, with documentation and examples after account creation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Rate analytics
DAT RateView provides spot, backhaul and contract lane rates plus 13 months of historical rate data for thousands of lanes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Rating on Apple App Store
4.7 out of 5 from 7.1K ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Capterra
5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on G2
DAT Solutions has 4.6 out of 5 from 229 reviews, while the DAT One listing has 0 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights
4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratingRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on GetApp
5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on Google Play
3.9 out of 5 from 4.08K reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Rating on Trustpilot
2.0 out of 5 from 111 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Rating on TrustRadius
8.7 out of 10 from 7 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Security controls
DAT says it requires multifactor authentication, monitors fraud with data science, performs vulnerability testing and partners with the FBI.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
Self-hosting
Broker TMS can be hosted on a customer's in-house server or delivered as a web service, while it remains an add-on that integrates with a Load Board subscription.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
System requirements
DAT recommends current Chrome, Edge or Firefox on Windows and Mac, Safari on iOS tablets and Chrome on Android tablets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · one.support.dat.com
TMS integrations
DAT One supports posting through FTP and connections to pre-approved transportation-management systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
TriHaul
The TriHaul tool proposes triangular routes intended to improve backhaul earnings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com

Plans and prices

DAT One Standard $59 a month $59/month Partial-load owner-operators · up to 500 load searches per month Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Standard $59 a month $59/month 500 load searches · DAT One app · load-match alarms · basic LaneMakers Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Enhanced $149 a month $149/month New owner-operators · up to 500 load searches per month Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Enhanced $149 a month $149/month 500 load searches · 15-day lane rates · broker credit data · DAT One app Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Express $159 a month $159/month Broker plan · spot lane rates use DAT iQ 30-day rate Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Express $159 a month $159/month Truck search · post loads · spot lane rates · DAT Directory Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Pro $169 a month $169/month 500 load searches · 7-day lane rates · TriHaul · $250 DAT Assurance credit Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Pro $169 a month $169/month Owner-operators with 1–3 trucks · up to 500 load searches per month Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Select $259 a month $259/month Small fleets with 3+ trucks · up to 500 load searches per month Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Select $259 a month $259/month 10 search tabs · best-available lane rates · $500 DAT Assurance credit · Market Conditions Index Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Select Broker $319 a month $319/month Multiple truck searches · Market Conditions Map · TMS and FTP integration · CarrierWatch Read 15 Oct 2026 · dat.com
DAT One Select Broker $319 a month $319/month Broker plan · spot lane rates use DAT iQ Market Rate, including spot and contract Read 7 Oct 2026 · dat.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Mobile app includes tracking and trip planning
  • Carrier plans include load-match alarms
  • Broker plans include carrier search
  • REST API integration allowed at any Load Board level
  • Supports multi-factor authentication

Limits

  • No free plan
  • Standard plan allows up to 500 monthly searches
  • Rate-data API requires specified RateView plans
  • Mobile availability limited to the US, Canada, and Mexico

Who it suits

It suits carriers looking for load search and rate tools, as well as brokers needing load posting and carrier search. The listed plans range from partial-load owner-operators to mid-large fleets and broker/carrier combinations.

Verdict

DAT One brings load matching, carrier and broker tools, and mobile access into one freight platform. Compare the plan-specific search limits and rate-data access requirements with the workflow you need.

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