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DAT One
What DAT One is
DAT One is a freight platform connecting motor carriers, freight brokers, 3PLs, and shippers to match loads with trucks. Its load board is available on the web and in Android and iOS apps; DAT says the 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 list load-match alarms, broker credit data, and lane rates, with TriHaul routing suggestions and contract lane rate information on eligible plans. Broker plans include load posting, carrier search, market rate information, carrier profiles, and peer reviews; CarrierWatch and LaneMakers are available on eligible plans. DAT offers APIs for Load Board, BookNow, DAT Tracking, Freight Posting, and other products. 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 using a phone-based passkey or compatible security key. Mobile availability is listed for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Plans start at $59 a month; there is no free plan.
Who it suits
DAT One suits carriers, brokers, 3PLs, and shippers that need a load-matching platform. The plan options address different carrier and broker needs, while mobile access is listed for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
What it does well
- Mobile app access to over 722,500 daily posted loads.
- Mobile tools include tracking, mapping, and trip planning.
- Carrier and broker plan features are listed.
- REST API integration is allowed at any Load Board subscription level.
What to know first
- No free plan is listed.
- Plans start at $59 a month.
- Rate-data API access requires RateView Combo Pro or Combo Premium.
- Mobile availability is limited to the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Limits
The DAT One Standard, Enhanced, Pro, Select, and Office plans list up to 500 load searches per month. Load posting is limited to 500 loads per month, and rate-data API access requires RateView Combo Pro or Combo Premium.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| DAT One Enhanced | $149/month · 500 load searches · 15-day lane rates · broker credit data · DAT One app | $149 a month |
| DAT One Express | $159/month · Truck search · post loads · spot lane rates · DAT Directory | $159 a month |
| DAT One Pro | $169/month · 500 load searches · 7-day lane rates · TriHaul · $250 DAT Assurance credit | $169 a month |
| DAT One Select | $259/month · 10 search tabs · best-available lane rates · $500 DAT Assurance credit · Market Conditions Index | $259 a month |
| DAT One Select Broker | $319/month · Multiple truck searches · Market Conditions Map · TMS and FTP integration · CarrierWatch | $319 a month |
| DAT One Select Broker/Carrier | $339/month · Carrier search and posting · broker posting and search · mobile app · TMS and FTP integration | $339 a month |
| DAT One Office | $339/month · 10 search tabs · best-available lane rates · $1,000 DAT Assurance credit · group postings | $339 a month |
| DAT One Office Broker | $449/month · LaneMakers · group postings · CarrierWatch insurance certificates | $449 a month |
The first 8 of 10 plans, as dat.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Getting started
- Open the DAT One website
- Choose a carrier, broker, or combined plan
- Select a monthly subscription
- Use the web app or install the Android or iOS app
- Connect eligible products through the Developer Portal API
Verdict
DAT One combines a load board with mobile tools and distinct carrier and broker plan features. Buyers should check which plan supports the features and API access they need.
Questions
Is DAT One free?
No. DAT One is a paid service and does not offer a free plan.
Which platforms support DAT One?
DAT One is available on the web, Android, iOS, and through APIs.
What is the lowest listed price?
DAT One Standard is $59 a month, billed at $59 per month.
Can DAT One connect through an API?
Yes. Any Load Board subscription level allows RESTful API integration. Rate-data API access requires RateView Combo Pro or Combo Premium.
Does DAT One provide load alerts?
Yes. Carrier plans include load-match alarms, and load alerts are listed as available.
Where is DAT based?
DAT Freight & Analytics was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Facts from DAT One's own pages
- 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. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Book Now
- Eligible users can accept a load and lock in its rate through the Book Now function. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- 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. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Broker features
- Broker plans include load posting and carrier search, market rate information, carrier profiles, peer reviews, and—in eligible plans—CarrierWatch and LaneMakers. · dat.com, 7 Oct 2026
- 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. · dat.com, 7 Oct 2026
- CarrierWatch
- CarrierWatch monitors motor-carrier authority, safety ratings and insurance changes and can provide insurance certificates. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Changelog
- The 2025 product updates added broker shipment-table customization, flatbed attributes, new vehicle types, similar truck results and qualification filters. · one.support.dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company
- DAT Freight & Analytics says it was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. · dat.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Company history
- DAT began as Dial-A-Truck at a Portland-area Jubitz truck stop in 1978. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- DAT Solutions, LLC, doing business as DAT Freight & Analytics, is a business unit and wholly owned subsidiary of Roper Technologies. · sec.gov, 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists DAT Freight & Analytics in the truck-transportation industry with headquarters in Portland, Oregon and 501–1,000 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- DAT Assurance
- DAT Assurance provides payment-collection help for past-due freight, with plan credits ranging from $250 to $1,000. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- The Help Center provides quick-start guides, tutorials, webinars, MFA instructions, product updates and account-management links. · one.support.dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1978 · dat.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Fraud prevention
- DAT describes platform fraud measures including identity verification and real-time risk monitoring. · dat.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Portland, Oregon, United States · dat.com, 23 Sept 2026
- 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. · one.support.dat.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- DAT offers APIs for the Load Board, BookNow, DAT Tracking, Freight Posting, and other products through its Developer Portal. · dat.com, 7 Oct 2026
- LaneMakers
- LaneMakers identifies companies that are active on searched lanes and, in premium versions, brokers searching for trucks. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- DAT retains ownership of its platform, data, applications and intellectual property and grants customers a revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable term licence. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: fraud and duplicate postings
- Reviewers report false or duplicate loads, fake brokers, double brokering and insufficient enforcement. · trustpilot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- 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. · play.google.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: pricing and billing
- Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly criticize high subscription prices, price increases and cancellation or billing disputes. · trustpilot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Load alarms
- Users can create load-match alarms and receive instant or emailed alerts when matching freight appears. · dat.com, 15 Oct 2026
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