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DAT Solutions
Websiteurl
icustomboxes.com
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Private
Founded yearint
1978
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DAT Solutions operates the largest network of load boards in the North American freight industry, where brokers, carriers, and shippers post more than 140 million loads. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Beaverton, United States, the company functions as a two-sided digital freight matching platform connecting supply (carriers with available capacity) and demand (shippers and brokers seeking freight). The platform's core product is its load board, supported by the proprietary data asset accumulated over decades of load postings, which underpins pricing, lane, and capacity intelligence across the US trucking ecosystem.

DAT operates in the digital freight matching sector alongside Uber Freight, Convoy, Transfix, Loadsmart, Freightos, Cargomatic, and Project44 — a market projected to reach $1,087.15 billion by 2035 and driven by e-commerce growth, supply chain resilience priorities, and increasing AI and machine learning integration. The company is privately held with 251–500 employees. Leadership includes founder Al Jubitz, Chief Scientist Chris Caplice, Chief Technology Officer Chris Kucharski, and Vice President and Chief Product Officer Nadya Duke Boone.

The business model is consistent with a marketplace / SaaS load-board operator: monetizing access to the network of freight opportunities through subscriptions and/or transactional fees on matched loads, with monetization potential extending into adjacent workflow tools (brokerage automation, factoring, compliance) as the platform evolves. The source data does not disclose pricing structures, revenue, funding history, ownership, or specific product launches.

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DAT Solutions operates the largest network of freight load boards in North America, connecting brokers, carriers, and shippers through a platform hosting more than 140 million loads. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Beaverton, US, the company serves the digital freight matching market.

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Operating
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Headcount rangeband
251–500
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersBeaverton, United States
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Beaverton
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
load board network, freight matching platform, truckload brokerage, carrier shipper matching, digital freight network
Industry3 codes
1Spot Load Boards (Open Marketplace)
CodeTLAEAJAAPrimaryYes
2Digital Freight Brokerage / Freight Marketplace Platforms
CodeTLADAMAOPrimaryNo
3Carrier Sales & Capacity Sourcing Platforms
CodeTLAEAJADPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Freight Transportation Arrangement48851
  • Freight Transportation Arrangement488510
  • Support Activities for Transportation488
SIC code1 code
  • Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo4731
Product category
Freight Matching Platform
Cost components4 values
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

DAT Solutions operates the largest network of load boards where freight brokers, carriers, and shippers post more than 140 million loads for digital freight matching. The platform connects freight carriers with shippers to optimize carrier-shipper matching, improve supply chain efficiency, and reduce empty miles in the trucking industry.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service2 records
1DAT Load Board Network
CategoryFreight Matching Platform
Description

A digital load board network connecting freight brokers, carriers, and shippers, with more than 140 million loads posted on the platform for freight matching in the trucking and logistics industry.

2Digital Freight Matching Service
CategoryFreight Matching Platform
Description

Digital freight matching service that connects freight carriers with shippers to optimize carrier-shipper matching, improve supply chain efficiency, and reduce empty miles.

Scale indicator1 record

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move2 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight2 records

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Peers10 records
1Transfix
TypeDirect peer
Description

Transfix is a digital freight brokerage platform matching shippers with carriers through a technology-led marketplace, directly comparable to DAT on digital freight matching.

2Uber Freight
TypeDirect peer
Description

Uber Freight operates a digital freight marketplace connecting shippers with carriers via brokerage and technology, directly competing with DAT's load board and carrier-matching services for similar enterprise shipper and carrier customers.

3Truckstop.com
TypeDirect peer
Description

Truckstop.com is one of the largest U.S. load board networks for spot freight matching, directly competing with DAT on carrier and broker subscriptions in the same open-marketplace segment.

4Loadsmart
TypeDirect peer
Description

Loadsmart provides digital freight brokerage and carrier matching across truckload and intermodal, competing with DAT's marketplace for shipper freight and carrier capacity.

5Convoy
TypeDirect peer
Description

Convoy operated a digital freight network connecting shippers with carriers using algorithmic matching, directly comparable to DAT's load board and brokerage offering prior to and during its marketplace operations.

6Freightos
TypeDirect peer
Description

Freightos provides a digital freight marketplace primarily for international ocean and air freight, overlapping with DAT on digital freight matching and broker enablement in the broader freight marketplace category.

7Cargomatic
TypeDirect peer
Description

Cargomatic operates a digital freight marketplace for short-haul drayage and truckload matching, comparable to DAT on load-matching technology serving brokers and carriers.

8Project44
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Project44 is a supply-chain visibility and carrier network platform that overlaps with DAT on the freight matching and broker enablement layer, though its core offering is supply-chain visibility rather than spot load boards.

9RXO (Coyote Logistics)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

RXO is a digital freight brokerage and managed transportation provider, comparable to DAT as a major digital freight player serving shippers and carriers through a marketplace and brokerage model.

10CH Robinson
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

CH Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics providers with digital freight matching capabilities through its Navisphere platform, broadly comparable to DAT as a top-tier freight marketplace and brokerage operator.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Technology focused
Yes
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Number of profiles
Profiles4 records

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Investors

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

DAT Solutions

Freight Matching Platformicustomboxes.com

DAT Solutions operates the largest network of freight load boards in North America, connecting brokers, carriers, and shippers through a platform hosting more than 140 million loads. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Beaverton, US, the company serves the digital freight matching market.

What DAT Solutions does

DAT Solutions operates the largest network of load boards in the North American freight industry, where brokers, carriers, and shippers post more than 140 million loads. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Beaverton, United States, the company functions as a two-sided digital freight matching platform connecting supply (carriers with available capacity) and demand (shippers and brokers seeking freight). The platform's core product is its load board, supported by the proprietary data asset accumulated over decades of load postings, which underpins pricing, lane, and capacity intelligence across the US trucking ecosystem.

DAT operates in the digital freight matching sector alongside Uber Freight, Convoy, Transfix, Loadsmart, Freightos, Cargomatic, and Project44 — a market projected to reach $1,087.15 billion by 2035 and driven by e-commerce growth, supply chain resilience priorities, and increasing AI and machine learning integration. The company is privately held with 251–500 employees. Leadership includes founder Al Jubitz, Chief Scientist Chris Caplice, Chief Technology Officer Chris Kucharski, and Vice President and Chief Product Officer Nadya Duke Boone.

The business model is consistent with a marketplace / SaaS load-board operator: monetizing access to the network of freight opportunities through subscriptions and/or transactional fees on matched loads, with monetization potential extending into adjacent workflow tools (brokerage automation, factoring, compliance) as the platform evolves. The source data does not disclose pricing structures, revenue, funding history, ownership, or specific product launches.

DAT Solutions firmographics

Firmographics
Name
DAT Solutions
Website
https://icustomboxes.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1978
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
251–500 employees
Short description
DAT Solutions operates the largest network of freight load boards in North America, connecting brokers, carriers, and shippers through a platform hosting more than 140 million loads. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Beaverton, US, the company serves the digital freight matching market.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

DAT Solutions industry classification

Industry
Product category
Freight Matching Platform
NAICS
Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Support Activities for Transportation (488)
SIC
Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)
akta.pro primary industry
Spot Load Boards (Open Marketplace) (TLAEAJAA)
akta.pro secondary industries
Digital Freight Brokerage / Freight Marketplace Platforms (TLADAMAO), Carrier Sales & Capacity Sourcing Platforms (TLAEAJAD)

Keywords

  • Load board network
  • Freight matching platform
  • Truckload brokerage
  • Carrier shipper matching
  • Digital freight network

Where DAT Solutions is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Beaverton
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

DAT Solutions business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

DAT Solutions product offering

Product offering

Core offering

DAT Solutions operates the largest network of load boards where freight brokers, carriers, and shippers post more than 140 million loads for digital freight matching. The platform connects freight carriers with shippers to optimize carrier-shipper matching, improve supply chain efficiency, and reduce empty miles in the trucking industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • DAT Load Board Network A digital load board network connecting freight brokers, carriers, and shippers, with more than 140 million loads posted on the platform for freight matching in the trucking and logistics industry.
  • Digital Freight Matching Service Digital freight matching service that connects freight carriers with shippers to optimize carrier-shipper matching, improve supply chain efficiency, and reduce empty miles.

Companies that use DAT Solutions

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

DAT Solutions technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

DAT Solutions partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

DAT Solutions competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Transfix: Transfix is a digital freight brokerage platform matching shippers with carriers through a technology-led marketplace, directly comparable to DAT on digital freight matching.
  • Uber Freight: Uber Freight operates a digital freight marketplace connecting shippers with carriers via brokerage and technology, directly competing with DAT's load board and carrier-matching services for similar enterprise shipper and carrier customers.
  • Truckstop.com: Truckstop.com is one of the largest U.S. load board networks for spot freight matching, directly competing with DAT on carrier and broker subscriptions in the same open-marketplace segment.
  • Loadsmart: Loadsmart provides digital freight brokerage and carrier matching across truckload and intermodal, competing with DAT's marketplace for shipper freight and carrier capacity.
  • Convoy: Convoy operated a digital freight network connecting shippers with carriers using algorithmic matching, directly comparable to DAT's load board and brokerage offering prior to and during its marketplace operations.
  • Freightos: Freightos provides a digital freight marketplace primarily for international ocean and air freight, overlapping with DAT on digital freight matching and broker enablement in the broader freight marketplace category.
  • Cargomatic: Cargomatic operates a digital freight marketplace for short-haul drayage and truckload matching, comparable to DAT on load-matching technology serving brokers and carriers.

Broad incumbents

  • Project44: Project44 is a supply-chain visibility and carrier network platform that overlaps with DAT on the freight matching and broker enablement layer, though its core offering is supply-chain visibility rather than spot load boards.
  • RXO (Coyote Logistics): RXO is a digital freight brokerage and managed transportation provider, comparable to DAT as a major digital freight player serving shippers and carriers through a marketplace and brokerage model.
  • CH Robinson: CH Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics providers with digital freight matching capabilities through its Navisphere platform, broadly comparable to DAT as a top-tier freight marketplace and brokerage operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

DAT Solutions social profiles

Digital presence

DAT Solutions financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

DAT Solutions leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

DAT Solutions funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

DAT Solutions M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about DAT Solutions

What does DAT Solutions do?

DAT Solutions operates the largest network of load boards where freight brokers, carriers, and shippers post more than 140 million loads for digital freight matching. The platform connects freight carriers with shippers to optimize carrier-shipper matching, improve supply chain efficiency, and reduce empty miles in the trucking industry.

Is DAT Solutions a public or private company?

DAT Solutions is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was DAT Solutions founded?

DAT Solutions was founded in 1978. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is DAT Solutions based?

DAT Solutions is headquartered in Beaverton, United States, in the North America region.

Who are DAT Solutions's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Transfix, Uber Freight, Truckstop.com, Loadsmart, Convoy, Freightos and Cargomatic. Broad incumbents are Project44, RXO (Coyote Logistics) and CH Robinson.

Does DAT Solutions have an API?

No public API is recorded for DAT Solutions.

What industry is DAT Solutions in?

DAT Solutions's product category is Freight Matching Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLAEAJAA, Spot Load Boards (Open Marketplace), with a secondary code of TLADAMAO, Digital Freight Brokerage / Freight Marketplace Platforms. Its NAICS code is 48851 and its SIC code is 4731.

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YahooDAT vs. SONAR debate examines where freight market is headedFreightWaves and DAT Solutions held a debate at the Future of Supply Chain conference in Atlanta, where Zach Strickland from FreightWaves and Ken Adamo from DAT discussed the volatility of the freight market. Adamo was declared the winner by the audience, and both discussed the current state of the market and challenges faced by carriers and brokers. The debate highlighted the ongoing dynamics in freight capacity and profitability following the impacts of the pandemic.GlobeNewswireAutomated booking added to DAT load boardsDAT Solutions added automated Book Now options to its load board network, letting carriers lock in rates with a click. The feature initially launches with early-access brokers, with all brokers able to add it by May. Future releases will integrate with or without a TMS.GlobeNewswireRWI Brings Refrigerated-Freight Expertise to DAT PilotDAT Solutions added refrigerated-freight specialist RWI Logistics to its early access program for new truckload rate forecasting and market intelligence tools. The pilot includes Market Conditions Index (MCI) and rate forecasting tools based on 183 million freight matches and $68 billion in annual transactions. Both MCI and forecasting features will be available commercially in DAT RateView this spring.GlobeNewswireReliable Transportation Solutions Joins DAT Pilot Program for Truckload Pricing and Market Analytics ToolsReliable Transportation Solutions joined DAT Solutions' pilot program for early access to automated truckload rate and market analytics tools. The tools are powered by DAT's RateView database, which processes $68 billion in annual market transactions. The suite will be commercially available in April.GlobeNewswireKnight-Swift and DAT Announce Pilot Program for Advanced Predictive Rate ForecastingDAT Solutions supplied Knight-Swift Transportation with a rate forecasting tool based on its $68 billion annual freight database. The pilot runs through Q1, with the tool widely available to industry stakeholders starting Q2. DAT's analytics team refined the models before the partnership.GlobeNewswireDAT: Truckload Rates Heat Up in June, as Spot Market Volumes Beat 2018 LevelsDAT Solutions reported June 2019 spot market rates for dry van and reefer shipments were the highest since January, driven by constrained capacity from roadcheck inspections. Van volume was 4.4% higher than June 2018, while reefer volume fell 5% month-over-month. Rates are expected to gain strength in the second half of the year, though not to 2018 levels.Business InsiderTruck drivers wait an average of 2.5 hours at warehouses without getting paid — here are the 20 cities where truckers wait the longestTruck drivers in Australia waited an average of 2.5 hours per job for loads in 2018, with El Paso, Texas, seeing 4.7 hours. Only 3% of truckers receive detention pay for at least 90% of claims, according to a DAT Solutions survey.Heavy Duty TruckingDAT Solutions Adds Integration with More TMS ProvidersDAT Solutions has integrated load board functionality and business process efficiencies into eight transportation management systems (TMS). These integrations provide users, including thousands of carriers and freight brokers, with tools for load board access, freight pricing, and carrier onboarding.GlobeNewswireManhattan Enhances Strategic Modeling and Execution Capabilities of Its Market-Leading Transportation Management SystemManhattan Associates announced a new release of its Transportation Management System with enhanced strategic modeling, mobile access, and partner integrations. The company was named a Leader in Gartner's 2019 Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems. The release includes order splitting, Gantt chart visualizations, and DAT Solutions integration.Heavy Duty TruckingTrucking Freight Futures Contracts Launched on a Commodities ExchangeNodal Exchange, FreightWaves, and DAT Solutions announced the launch of the world's first trucking freight futures contracts on March 22. DAT Solutions developed the daily price assessments used for contract settlement across various lanes and indices. The new product provides industry participants a tool to hedge against price, credit, and liquidity risks.