I would hope for them to be at least what DAT says they are - real contributors provide their numbers on most strategic and approximate lanes and the averages are calculated. For about two months I did have both ITS Pro and DAT and could compare them both and DAT came out as much more adhering to reality. As a matter of fact, I grew some confidence to trust them to some extent as many times I was able to assess the trends and based on them I knew what I could get or could not (for example attempting to go too high over the average I overbid and did not get the load) I used it a few times as an argument with a rate bargaining when they tried to buy me for too little, way too little.
But going at least a few hundreds above the average on...let's say 700 mile runs should always be the starting point. Having said that, I will not go from Chicago to York Pa for less than $2400 no matter what the DAT average says though (just checked and it is $2084 for last 15 days - some loads going there were posted for as little as $1700 ...)
Dat - How flexible are rates?
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by yzman720, Nov 20, 2018.
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