Connect your DAT account to Alvys and start posting loads directly from your TMS. This integration lets you reach carriers on one of the industry's largest load boards without leaving Alvys, whether you're posting manually or setting up automatic syncing.

Before you can connect DAT to Alvys, you'll need integration credentials from DAT. Reach out to their technical support team at [email protected] and include the following details as they appear in your DAT account:

Your company name, main contact name and phone number, and a unique identifier like your MC number or address. Let them know you're looking to use the REST API. You'll also need to provide a service account email—this is a special email address used specifically for the integration. If you don't have one yet, DAT recommends creating a new email account that isn't already registered with them.

Once DAT confirms your credentials are ready, you can move on to the setup in Alvys.

Head over to the Integrations section by clicking the person icon in the bottom left corner of Alvys and selecting Integrations. Choose the subsidiary you're setting this up for and look for the Loadboard section. Click on the DAT card to start configuring the integration.

Enter your service account email—the one DAT set up for your integration. Add your username, which is another email under your DAT account that will be used to post loads. Include your service account password from DAT. Finally, set a default posting email that will appear in the comments on your posted loads. This can be the same as your username if you'd like. Once everything is entered, hit save to apply your settings.

Once your integration is set up, you have two ways to get loads onto the DAT loadboard. If auto-sync is enabled, loads will automatically post to DAT every 5 minutes.

You can also manually post a load at any time from the load details page using the "Post Shipment" button. This works regardless of whether auto-sync is turned on or off.

After posting, the load will be marked as "Posted To: DAT" and display the DAT icon on your load board.

Q: What if I don't have a DAT Load Board license?

A: You'll need to acquire a Load Board license and a service account with API access directly from DAT before you can set up the integration in Alvys.

Q: Can I post loads if auto-sync is disabled?

A: Yes. You can always manually post individual loads using the "Post Shipment" button in the load details page, regardless of your auto-sync settings.

Q: What happens if a user doesn't have the DAT User permission?

A: They won't be able to see or use the load posting features. Make sure to enable this permission for anyone who needs to post loads to DAT.

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