DAT Power 2 - Training Manual - Get Started

Sep 17, 2026

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Training manual for DAT Power 2, guiding users through setup and initial use. Covers account start-up steps after login, core broker training, and key workspace elements such as the home page, compact view, and navigation. Explains how to post loads in single or multiple formats, manage postings with actions like cancel, edit, copy, delete, refresh, rollover, and draft templates. Includes searching workflows with alerts, preferred/blocked filters, match review, search collaboration, and print match detail, plus business tools such as LaneMakers, Hot Market Map, RateView, and DAT Directory.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages100

Reading Time4 h 12 min

AccessFree to download

Welcome to DAT Power 2

What You Will Need to Get Started

Let’s Get In

You’re Logged in…Now What?

Broker Training

The Home Page

Compact View

Providing Feedback

Navigation

Posting Your Loads

Posting a Single Load

Posting Multiple Loads

Posting Views

Managing Your Postings

Cancel (Unpost) a Posting

Edit a Posting

Copy a Posting

Delete a Posting

Refresh a Posting

Rollover a Posting

Keep a Posting (Drafts/Templates)

Custom Match

Managing Group Postings

Search for Trucks

Creating a New Search

Reverse Search

Setting an Audible Alarm Notification

Understanding Your Search Results

Using the ‘Preferred/Blocked’ Filters

Checking for New Matches

Refining Your Search

Managing Searches

Search Collaboration

Print Match Detail

Business Tools

LaneMakers™

Hot Market Map

RateView™

DAT Directory™

Carrier Training

DAT Solutions DAT Power 2 Training Manual DAT Solutions 6/17/2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to DAT Power 2 ............................................................................................................................ 4 What You Will Need to Get Started...................................................................................................... 4 Let’s Get In.............................................................................................................................................. 4 You’re Logged in…Now What? ........................................................................................................... 5 Broker Training ........................................................................................................................................... 6 The Home Page ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Compact View ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Providing Feedback ................................................................................................................................ 8 Navigation.............................................................................................................................................. 10 Posting Your Loads............................................................................................................................... 10 Posting a Single Load ......................................................................................................................... 10 Posting Multiple Loads ....................................................................................................................... 14 Posting Views ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Managing Your Postings ...................................................................................................................... 17 Cancel (Unpost) a Posting................................................................................................................... 17 Edit a Posting ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Copy a Posting .................................................................................................................................... 19 Delete a Posting .................................................................................................................................. 20 Refresh a Posting ................................................................................................................................ 20 Rollover a Posting ............................................................................................................................... 21 Keep a Posting (Drafts/Templates) ..................................................................................................... 23 Custom Match ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Managing Group Postings................................................................................................................... 24 Search for Trucks ................................................................................................................................. 26 Creating a New Search........................................................................................................................ 26 Reverse Search ..............................................................................................................................

FAQs

What steps does the manual cover to get started with DAT Power 2?

It walks through what you need before starting, how to enter the system, and what to do after logging in. It then introduces core navigation and feedback options for efficient use.

How does the manual instruct users to post loads?

It explains how to post a single load and how to post multiple loads, including the different posting views. It also describes actions for managing postings such as canceling, editing, copying, deleting, refreshing, and rolling over.

What searching features are included for finding trucks and matches?

The manual covers creating new searches, reverse searches, and setting audible alarm notifications. It also explains how to interpret search results, apply preferred/blocked filters, and refine or manage searches, including collaboration and printing match details.

Sep 17, 2026

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