loadboards

Why you should never sign DAT’s default agreement

This is an opinion piece by Craig Fuller, CEO and founder of both FreightWaves and SONAR.

DAT, the dominant leader in the load board business, has sneaked an abusive and predatory term into its agreements with clients. No one should ever sign DAT’s default agreement. 

The urgency for clients to push back on DAT has exponentially increased now that the firm has acquired Trucker Tools, a leading truck matching platform.

In Section 2.5 of its terms and conditions, DAT states that, “Without Our...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-you-should-never-sign-dats-default-agreement

DAT acquires Trucker Tools, leadership speaks on tech goals for 2025

DAT Freight & Analytics, a business unit of Roper Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP), announced Tuesday it has acquired capacity visibility platform Trucker Tools from ASG, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, making a strategic move to enhance DAT’s capacity for carrier engagement, load optimization and fraud prevention technology. 

Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed, and Trucker Tools will continue to operate under its existing brand and leadership.

“We are always looking...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dat-acquires-trucker-tools-leadership-speaks-on-tech-goals-for-2025

OOIDA survey points 2 ways on independent truckers’ digital brokerage use

The just-released 2022 Freight Rate Survey (FRS) by the research arm of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has a torrent of numbers that reflect a freight market that was tremendously profitable for independents in 2021 but faltered as it moved through 2022.

But among the numbers is one that stands out: four. That is the percentage of respondents to the FRS — conducted by the OOIDA Foundation — who said they utilized the services of digital brokerage services.

That number is down...

KeepTruckin ‘smart matches’ customers with high-quality loads

KeepTruckin’s Smart Load Board is providing carriers with greater access to high-quality loads. The fleet management provider’s latest electronic logging device (ELD)-based freight-matching solution offers tailored load recommendations via smart-matching technology as well as exclusive access to thousands of loads through its marketplace. 

Aman Shahi, staff product manager at KeepTruckin, discussed its high-tech addition to the freight landscape with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on this episode...

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