DAT vs. Truckstop

I have both.

It's worth it to have both.
Some loads are not posted on the other.

dat crashes a lot though. Right now currently too.
Pos company

 

I tried truckstop for a week. Had one load posted for about 7 on dat for my parameters. Tried it a few different locations. Asked truckstop to cancel subscription. They were nice folks, but dat just had more participation. Would reconsider truckstop, if it was free.

 

Truckstop (ITS) is mostly for open deck freight. It's like DAT in that it's an awful company that charges too ###### much and can't even be bothered to add basic filters like No Canada or Flatbed only. They charge extra for weekly/monthly averages that seem a little fishy, I'd avoid it and stick with DAT if I didn't have a flatbed.

 

Had both to try and compare and to see if Dat was better in some areas. Never booked a load off Dat. Truckstop seems the way to go for flatbed but Dat is probably better for van & reefer.

Truckstop phone and tablet app sucks. I used a laptop when booking on the road. The Dat mobile app seemed to be better if your limited to just using a phone or tablet.

I also paid for the premium service to see loads within the 1st minute of posting. That was worth it to me but right now everything is trash so there's that.

 

What I have found is DAT is the way to go if you want to be local or regional. ITS is the way to go if you want the longer runs. Not a rule but that’s kinda of what I’ve found.