# Driver Load Board

#### Load board for truck drivers

##### The DAT driver load board is the largest and most respected load board in the country, helping drivers find the best load match every time.

Whether you’re new to the business or have decades of experience, understanding your truck driver load board is the key to a successful trucking operation. With the driver load board from DAT, truckers can get ahead of the competition with market insights, powerful search and posting capabilities, and a variety of other features to help grow their trucking business.

- **View more loads than any other load board**
- **Determine market rates to negotiate the best prices**
- **Find reliable brokers on the DAT network**

#### View more loads than any other load board

##### The DAT driver load board gives truckers access to more trucking loads than any other load board in the industry.

When it’s time for carriers to find a new load, they need a load board that can help them find the best matches as efficiently as possible. The DAT load board lists over 266 million loads annually, millions of which are exclusive to the DAT network. With the largest selection of loads in the industry and plenty of convenient load board benefits, DAT’s truck driver load board helps drivers find the best loads, every time.

#### Determine market rates to negotiate the best prices

##### Understanding how much you should be charging is crucial for a sustainable trucking business.

When you subscribe to a DAT load board package, you unlock a suite of tools designed to help you price your loads accurately and maximize your earnings. With [DAT One](https://www.dat.com/one), you’ll have access to features like average market lane rates, mileage and routing insights, fuel cost estimates, and more. The DAT load board is an essential resource for growing and optimizing your freight business.

#### Find reliable brokers on the DAT network

##### Find out if a broker is trustworthy before doing business with them.

Brokers can be a helpful component of your trucking business, delivering payments on time, negotiating the best rates with shippers, and finding the best freight matches. But an unreliable broker is a pain at best—and a ripoff at worst. To help you find the right broker, the DAT load board provides key details like broker credit info, bond history, client reviews, and more.

#### FAQs

**Can a new truck driver get loads on a trucker board?**  
Finding loads as a new truck driver is as simple as searching a load board for loads in your area. DAT’s truck driver load board helps you zero in on the best matches using search filters, so you can make the most of your time on the road.

**How do load boards work?**  
Brokers and shippers post loads on a [load board for truck drivers](https://www.dat.com/solutions/load-board-for-truck-drivers), with details like load dimensions, pickup details, and more. DAT’s load board packages also include match alarms, which send an alert straight to your DAT One mobile app when you get a match.

**How do I use a load board?**  
If you’re just starting off as a trucker, using a load board might not seem intuitive. Fortunately, there are plenty of tips and tricks to help carriers find the best loads at the best prices. Having access to a mobile app, like DAT One, can be particularly helpful for those who are new to the industry. This app makes searching and posting loads easy, so you can begin growing your business with confidence.

**How much do load boards pay?**  
Load boards themselves don’t have any specific pay advantage — it’s the load listings that ensure you find loads at the best rate. With the DAT driver load board, you can maximize your profit margin in a few different ways. First, DAT’s load board features the most loads in the industry — that means you’ll have more access to higher paying loads than truckers outside of the DAT network.

**What is the most popular load board?**  
The most respected load board in the country is provided by DAT. With the DAT load board for truckers, you can access the most complete load database in the industry, without any hidden fees or extra search charges.

**What is the best load board?**  
There are plenty of reasons why the DAT driver load board is the best in the industry. Using the DAT One mobile app, truckers can find the best loads wherever they are and make the most of their time on the road.

**What is a load board?**  
A driver load board is an online marketplace where shippers, drivers, and freight brokers can find available loads and carrier capacity. Truck drivers can find shippers with loads to transport or post their own availability and let shippers or brokers reach out to them. Some load boards also include things like current market rates, search filters, alerts, and mobile apps.

#### Testimonials

##### “The DAT Load Board is the only one I use, and I really don’t see any interest in trying any other one.”  
##### \- Brian Stone, Stone’s Trucking LLC

##### "DAT Load Board is awesome. They even teach you how to book a load and how to use it on your computer or cell phone app. Highly recommend DAT!"  
##### \- Francis Gatmaitan, Alpha Trucking

##### Find the best truck driver loads with DAT

The DAT load board lets carriers make the most out of their business. DAT is the most trusted load board service for a reason—your load board package includes the best selection of loads in the industry, with a variety of carrier management tools and no hidden fees.

#### DAT Load Board

From $54/mo