New Integration - DAT Load Board
Rose Rocket is now integrated with DAT load board, giving you the ability to post loads and find carriers without leaving the TMS. This integration allows for these major benefits:
- Reduce the manual entry required to add load information on multiple platforms by posting orders directly from Rose Rocket to DAT.
- Easily keep track of all orders that have been posted to load boards by having the details stored within the orders and planning pages.
- Maximize your load capacity by working with a network of carriers to post and book freight in real-time from Rose Rocket, ensuring no load gets left behind.
This integration maps point-to-point order information from Rose Rocket to post loads on DAT. View & manage all orders that have been posted to a load board from within the orders and planning pages.
Getting Started
Setting it up with an existing DAT account
This integration is available for all DAT load board tiers and requires one API license on your account to set up. Before you configure this on Rose Rocket, you'll need to verify your account with DAT by doing the following:
Email [email protected] or call (800) 547-5417 Ext. 6109 or 6035 with:
· Your company name
· Your main company contact name & phone number
· Any unique identifier of your company (MC #, address, etc)
· Specify you are looking to enable the load board integration
Your DAT account manager will be notified and contact you directly to enable the integration. If you are interested in purchasing a DAT subscription, email [email protected] so to learn more.
Setting it up on Rose Rocket
Admin users can set up DAT from the Integrations page on Rose Rocket. In the DAT integration card, fill in the following information:
For additional support setting your DAT integration up, please reach out to your Account Manager.
Posting a load
Post to DAT load board directly from an order in Rose Rocket. Orders must be point-to-point and include the origin & destination address, start & end time of the pickup range, and commodity details.
In the leg details of your order, choose “Create New Manifest” or “Assign Carrier/Driver” and complete the following steps.
- Equipment Type: Select an equipment type from the dropdown selection mapped from DAT.
- Load Dimensions: DAT requires a single length, weight, and cube dimension for each post, so Rose Rocket does our best to calculate each field based on all of the commodities on your order. If you choose to edit the dimension fields, these will be mapped to the load board post and will not update if commodities are edited within your order at a later time.
- Rate: Add a rate. All currency will be reflected in USD.
- Special Instructions: Add any notes or comments about the order.
Once your post is published to DAT, it will be recorded in the order activity panel.
The order will remain as Booked and the associated manifest will update to Partner Search status. In Partner Search status, no new stops or legs can be added to the manifest.
Editing a post
Loads published on DAT can be edited within the Order and Manifest details.
Editing the commodity details
Once a load has been published to DAT, the only order details that can be edited are the dimensions and weight for each commodity.
Update the commodity details and save the order. The DAT post will be updated with the new dimensions unless previously overridden in the post parameters.
DAT does not support updating origin address, destination address, or pick up time window after a load has been posted. You will have to cancel the load board posting on Rose Rocket and post it to the load board again. We'll go over how to do this in the next section.
Editing a post from the manifest details
When saved, the details will be updated in DAT and recorded in the Order activity log.
Complete or Cancel a posting
When you have found a carrier for your load or want to remove a post from the load board, you have two options for taking a post off of DAT from the manifest.
- Cancel Posting: Select the “Cancel Posting” button and use the dropdown menu to select a reason for cancellation and add any notes. When a post is cancelled, it will automatically be deleted from DAT.
- Complete Posting: When you have found a carrier for your load, remove the posting from DAT by selecting “Complete Posting” in the manifest. When selected, the post will be removed from DAT and the manifest will revert to Planning status. From here, you can assign the carrier and complete the shipment in Rose Rocket as usual.
Enable the connection between Rose Rocket and your DAT account at no extra cost by reaching out to your Account Manager.
Availability
- This integration is available for all Rose Rocket instances with an existing DAT load board subscription.
- Available in Sandbox: Tuesday, November 3, 2020
- Available in Production: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
