# DAT Guest Author

DAT invites various industry leaders to provide commentary and opinion on topics that affect users in our industry.

### [7 steps for filing Heavy Vehicle Use tax](https://www.dat.com/blog/7-steps-for-filing-heavy-vehicle-use-tax)
This is a guest post by Ariel Black of ExpressTruckTax the leading e-file 2290 solution for the trucking industry.

### [Where Do DAT Freight Rates Come From?](https://www.dat.com/blog/where-do-dat-freight-rates-come-from)
If you’ve ever searched for freight on a DAT One load board, you’ve maybe noticed the average market rates that.

### [Getting Your Carrier Authority – Myth and Reality](https://www.dat.com/blog/getting-your-carrier-authority-myth-and-reality)
Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. Chad also founded the Rate Per.

### [Confessions of an Owner-Operator: Advice for Getting Started](https://www.dat.com/blog/confessions-of-an-owner-operator-advice-for-getting-started)
Being an owner-operator turned out to be a lucrative business for me, which is why I’m grateful for sites like.

### [4 Ways to Find a Great Load](https://www.dat.com/blog/4-ways-to-find-a-great-load)
I’ve been an owner-operator for over eight years, and I’ve learned a few tricks that help me to make more money.

### [Load Board App Sends Alerts About the Freight You Want](https://www.dat.com/blog/load-board-app-sends-alerts-about-the-freight-you-want)
Want to get a heads up whenever a load you want gets posted to DAT load boards? Don’t have time.

### [6 steps to adding a brokerage to your trucking company](https://www.dat.com/blog/6-steps-to-adding-a-brokerage-to-your-trucking-company)
Do you have shipper customers who need to move more freight than you can service with the current size of.

### [Was That Flatbed Hauling a UFO to Area 51?](https://www.dat.com/blog/was-that-flatbed-hauling-a-ufo-to-area-51)
I was searching online today for the latest news about flatbed cargo, and I found this headline: “Flying Saucer UFO.

### [Successful Brokers Put Carriers First](https://www.dat.com/blog/successful-brokers-put-carriers-first)
Eric Dunigan, President, and Matt Pyatt, CEO, of Arrive Logistics In 2014, Matt Pyatt and Eric Dunigan started.

### [Avoid Fraudulent Carriers with the DAT Directory](https://www.dat.com/blog/avoid-fraudulent-carriers-with-the-dat-directory)
WHAT’S IN THE TOOLBOX? The DAT Directory is one of many tools in the DAT Power toolbox. See previous blog.

### [Hot Market Maps](https://www.dat.com/blog/hot-market-maps)
Where to find Hot Market Maps You’ll find Hot Market Maps in the toolbox in the upper right hand corner.

### [4 Tips to Plan Your Routes…and Make More Money](https://www.dat.com/blog/4-tips-to-plan-your-routes-and-make-more-money)
Freight availability is starting to improve, after a long, quiet winter. You can finally be a little bit choosier about.