DAT acquires Trucker Tools, leadership speaks on tech goals for 2025 [Video]

DAT Freight & Analytics, a business unit of Roper Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP), announced Tuesday it has acquired capacity visibility platform Trucker Tools from ASG, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, making a strategic move to enhance DAT’s capacity for carrier engagement, load optimization and fraud prevention technology. 

Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed, and Trucker Tools will continue to operate under its existing brand and leadership.

“We are always looking for value-added services that we can provide along with our two core product lines, our freight matching and analytics solutions,” said CEO Jeff Clementz, who joined DAT in 2023 as chief product officer.

Clementz explained to FreightWaves in an interview that as part of the transaction, Kary Jablonski, CEO of Trucker Tools, will also take on a new role as vice president and general manager of Trucker Tools and Broker Growth at DAT, overseeing the continued trajectory …