DAT Solutions Combines DAT, Getloaded Load Boards into One Network

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 13, 2016

The combination joins the industry's leading load boards into a single premier network for van, refrigerated, flatbed, and specialty freight and capacity. Getloaded and DAT – which includes DAT Power, DAT Express, DAT TruckersEdge and OOIDA's MembersEdge – are both owned by the same company, and have been operating with independent databases operated by DAT.

Getloaded's carrier customers will have access to four times as many loads per day, while broker customers will be able to find carrier partners by searching the more than 17 million available trucks posted annually to the DAT Network.

"On the spot market, carriers want to choose from as much freight as possible, and brokers want to connect with as many quality trucks that can deliver freight on a lane," commented Don Thornton, Senior Vice President at DAT. "In this case, bigger really is better."

DAT will migrate DAT and Getloaded customers to the combined database by year end.

"Since 1999, Getloaded has built its reputation as a marketplace for smaller brokers and carriers, especially those involved in moving flatbed and specialty freight," Thornton said. "We're excited to offer more choices and services to Getloaded customers and to allow all customers to post their loads and trucks in one efficient super-database."

The move is the latest in a series of expansions at DAT. In August, the company relocated to a 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Portland. It also grew its technical and engineering staff, while expanding its Data Science department to address the needs of a changing industry. That growth further expands DAT's role as a leader in trucking and transportation.