Getting Started Guide

DAT Load Boards Quick Start Guide
DAT Load Boards Quick Start Guide
Index
Getting Started
Login3
Tabs and Toolbar
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New Post
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New Search
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Results7
Tools
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Help
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Quick Start Guide
Welcome to DAT Load Boards Quick Start Guide.
This guide will introduce and explain the most important menus and features of DAT Load Boards.
Print it out and keep on hand so you can refer to it any time.
Here’s what you’ll find in the Quick Start Guide:
„„ Getting Started — Set up your account and add your contact info
„„ New Post and New Search — Learn how to post and search for loads and trucks
„„ Search and Post Results — Set criteria to prioritize results
„„ Tools — Get critical information about lanes, rates and prospective partners
Feel free to take advantage of our other training resources, including online help and tutorial. Plus, our
award-winning customer support staff is available to answer questions via live chat, email or phone.
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Getting Started: Login
To launch DAT Power:
1.Double-click the 3sixty Freight Match icon on your desktop.
The login screen displays.
2.Enter the user name and password that DAT provided in your
welcome email and click OK.
Select the Freight Match tab to
start using the application.
Update your Profile with accurate information
so other users can contact you with the loads
or trucks you need.
Use the Administration screen
to set up users and groups.
Note: If you cannot log in, or the DAT Authentication Failure dialog box displays, click
“retry” to log in again. If your login attempt fails again, contact technical support at 1.800.547.5417.
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Getting Started: Tabs and Toolbar
Top window: Monitor and manage all your postings or searches.
To maximize efficiency, DAT Power is organized using
four tabs: Post Loads, Search Trucks, Post Trucks, and
Search Loads.
Get matches that only match
the selected post/search
Duplicate
a search
Upload multiple postings
View alarm matches
Create a new post
Start a new search
Delete a search
Load to truck ratio (L/T Ratio):
click for Hot Market Maps
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New Post
Select a previously
saved template
Enter a template
name and click
Type Location (City,
St or 5-digit ZIP)
Access the City/
Region Directory
Post to more than
1,200 truck stops
(fee applies)
Set Alarm
Save for later
Match Radius use without
to receive
submitting post
instant
notifications
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New Search
Select a previously
saved template
Enter a template
name and click Save
Type Location (City,
St or 5-digit ZIP)
Access the City/
Region Directory
Smart Search: Expand
results to find similar
possibilities based on
your criteria
Active Search: Automatically refreshes your results
Note: You may leave either the origin or destination fields blank, specify the city and/or state, or define origin and/or
destination as a region code. Regions are multi-state zones in North America, labeled Z0 through Z9.
Save for later
use without
submitting post
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New Search: Results
Bottom window: Results shown here.
Double-click on a result for details and additional information like
lane rates, carrier monitoring and more.
Info Box: For the result selected,
view info about the truck or load
and find links for additional info.
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New Search: Search/Post Results
Interactive Hot Market Maps show load-to-truck ratios (L/T)
by state or market, by equipment type.
Age of posting
Move, sort and
expand columns
Double click on any
company in your
search to get this
information in a
separate window.
View the Average Linehaul Rate for contract and spot
markets, as well as backhaul and TriHaulTM rates.
Optional subscription may be needed.
Click on any link for tools,
company information and more.
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Tools
Map It gives you detailed
origin and destination maps.
Market Rates gives you
access to separate
contract and spot
market lane rates,
surcharges, and
TriHaulTM options.
Factor It allows you to factor the
load to improve your cash flow.
Optimize the route with
Milage and Routing services.
Company Information
includes details on shippers,
brokers and carriers. See
background data to help find
and qualify new partners.
Hot States provides
outgoing load-to-truck
ratio for each state.
Assure It provides help
with collections, plus up to
$1000 guaranteed credit
for unpaid freight bills.
Manage your search results
with customized filters.
LaneMakers lists specific
lanes and the carriers and
freight providers who use
them regularly.
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Help
Company administrators set up
employees as users and assign
them to shared workgroups.
Click the “?” button and
choose a topic to see a
detailed description or
press F1 for help with the
screen you are viewing.
Questions?
Initiate a Live Help chat session online with
a Customer Support Technician. Live help is
available Monday–Friday from 4:00am to 6:00pm
Pacific time and Saturday from 5:00am to noon
Pacific time.
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