Data management firm DionData Solutions uses home-based independent contractors to perform data entry from home. The company also uses in-house staff and promises a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week production environment to efficiently process data for clients in any time zone.
Data entry typically involves transferring information from one source to another. For example, a client may have paper records containing information they would like to be entered into an online database. Information might already be in digital format, but the key data needs to be entered into the proper fields in a separate program.
DAT Solutions, originally known as Dial-a-Truck, is a US-based freight exchange service and provider of transportation information serving North America. Freight exchange services are used to match material that need to shipped with over-the-road carriers that can be hired to move those loads. DAT was established in 1978 and is part of Roper Technologies. Trendlines shows a weekly snapshot of the month-to-date for national average rates from DAT RateView. National average spot market rates for the past four months, including fuel surcharges, are shown in the three graphs, above.
Work-at-Home Opportunities
Independent contractors with DionData enter data from images of documents, often applications or other handwritten forms. The work is compensated on a per-piece basis. In addition to using scanned images, DionData Solutions needs contractors to provide accurate data entry from:
- Hard copies
- Handwritten originals
- Typed copies
- Online sources
The company promises clients a 98.5 percent or better accuracy rate for data that is not considered highly sensitive by the client and a 99.995 percent accuracy rate for extremely critical data, which is keyed in twice, each time by a different individual. The second operator does not see the data entered by the first operator. The system stops on keystroke mismatches, prompting corrections.
Work-at-home contractors typically key data for:
- Medical claims
- Catalogs
- Surveys
- Inventories
- Warranty cards
- Product registration cards
- Subscription fulfillment
- Mailing lists
Qualifications and Requirements
DionData requires its independent contractors to be able to type 60 words per minute accurately, in addition to having basic computer skills, such as sending and receiving emails with attachments, using the internet, and uploading and downloading files.
Contractors are expected to have excellent communication skills and to be able to work independently on multiple projects simultaneously. They also are expected to provide and maintain their own desktop computers—dual monitors are considered a plus—and high-speed internet connections. DSL or cable is preferred.
Operators also must be able to prove they are legally able to work in the United States.
Applying to DionData Solutions
Even when DionData's website says it is accepting applications, that doesn't necessarily mean the company is hiring. They are constantly looking for qualified candidates, though, and keeps a list of possible contractors and hires as needed. Applications are accepted by email only. You must download a Word document, fill it out and then return it by email. It is a fairly standard job application, asking about your skills, education, and references. It asks for your availability in days of the week, about days you are not available, and your preferred times of day to work.
You are asked about the type of computer you own, its operating system and about any other relevant office equipment.
Although DionData says it can't respond to all applicants due to the high volume of applications, the company encourages applicants to resubmit after 90 days.
Pay and Benefits
All data entry agents are hired as independent contractors, which means there are no benefits and no guarantee of a minimum wage. Home data entry jobs often pay less than the minimum wage, especially at the beginning before the data entry worker has developed sufficient familiarity with the process to work quickly. DionData Solutions pays its data entry operators on a per-piece basis, which is typical.
Data entry jobs in brick-and-mortar office settings pay an average of about $15 per hour, as of 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The per-piece pay system for work-at-home jobs makes it difficult to measure exact pay rates, but it's rare for anyone to come close to that $15 per hour mark. Those capable of working fast and very efficiently are most capable of earning decent money.
Other Opportunities
DionData is not the only company offering work-at-home data entry jobs. Like most work-at-home jobs, though, there are a lot of scams on the internet, so it's important to be sure any companies you do work for are legitimate and do pay you for your work.
These are a few legitimate companies that offer work-at-home that they need to be completed, and workers can bid on those tasks.
Subsidiary of Roper Technologies | |
Industry | Truckload shipping |
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Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | Beaverton, Oregon, United States |
Products | Transportation management software, load board apps, load tracking, freight cost benchmarking |
Services | Carrier verification, carrier on-boarding, asset management and compliance, invoice factoring and accounts receivable financing, operating authority |
Number of employees | 275 (2017) |
Parent | Roper Technologies |
Website | dat.com |
DAT Solutions, originally known as Dial-a-Truck, is a US-based freight exchange service ('load board') and provider of transportation information serving North America. Freight exchange services are used to match material ('loads') that need to shipped with over-the-road carriers that can be hired to move those loads. DAT was established in 1978 and is part of Roper Technologies.[1][2]
History[edit]
In 1958, Monroe 'Moe' Jubitz, opened Fleet Leasing, Inc., a full-service truck leasing and maintenance company in Portland, Oregon. Moe expanded to provide fuel, food, and accommodations to truckers on the road, the origin of Jubitz Truck Stop. The trucking industry was deregulated in the 1970s, encouraging independent truck drivers and small companies to find extra loads rather than returning empty. Mr. Jubitz noticed drivers hanging around his truck stop after the usual meal and shower, hoping to find a load. So he decided to start signing up brokers and shippers who needed freight hauled from Portland. Before the service, truck drivers seeking loads left handwritten notes on a bulletin board at the Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland, Oregon, U.S. for shippers and freight brokers seeking truckers to move their freight. Jubitz began posting the loads on a monitor at the truck stop and charging drivers a fee for the phone number of the company wanting to move freight.[1][3]
in 1978, the Dial-A-Truck was founded by Moe's son Albin Jubitz, as a subsidiary of the Jubitz Corporation. By the 1980s, DAT monitors were located in hundreds of truck stops around the country, with thousands of truck drivers and shippers subscribing to the load board services. Dial-A-Truck was relabeled as DAT Services in 1989.[4] In 2001, the DAT network was used to mobilize trucks in support of the relief efforts in the wake of the September 11 attacks.[5]
Services and products[edit]
Subscribers access the DAT Network's load and truck information via fax, voice, software, mobile, web, or server to server integration, as well as load board monitors at truck stops. The underlying DAT Network is the largest exchange for spot market freight, hosting over 270 million freight loads and trucks per year in the US and Canada.[6] The network consists of several load board subscription services for small to midsize carriers, freight brokers, and shippers.[1][7]
DAT provides real-time truckload freight rate service, (DAT RateView), based on $57 billion of transactions annually from actual 'broker-buy' rates (what freight brokers pay carriers) and shipper-to-carrier contract rates. The company's complex lane and pricing analyses can be used to make truck routing decisions.[8]
The company offers other products for carriers, freight brokers, shippers and owner operators, including carrier monitoring, transportation management software, fleet compliance and tracking systems. Additional services include a route optimization mapping service; weather and road conditions for the U.S. and Canada; postings of available trucks.[9] DAT's data is used by reporters to provide insight into various aspects of the US economy.[10][11][3]
Ownership[edit]
Jubitz Corporation established DAT Services and maintained ownership through January 2001.[12]TransCore purchased DAT Services in February 2001.[13] (DAT's services were augmented by additional TransCore acquisitions of Viastar Services and DM Computing.) TransCore was acquired by Roper Technologies in 2004.[14][15] In February 2014, DAT split off from TransCore and officially changed its name to DAT Solutions.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ abcStrauss, Robert (13 December 2000). 'Rig de Rigueur: 18 Wheels and a Laptop'. New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^'Understanding What DAT Solutions is'. Trucker Classifieds. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ abTucker, Jeffrey G. 'Technology Provides Opportunity, Not Disruption to Freight Brokers'. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^'DAT Company History'.
- ^McDowell, Maureen. 'FEMA request for 500 refrigerated trucks answered by TransCore'. Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^'New DAT Analytics Service Includes 14 Canadian Markets'. Commercial Carrier Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^''TransCore launches. Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^''When freight matching meets big data', October 23, 2013'. Commercial Carrier Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^'5 Ways Trucker's Edge Makes You More Money'. Trucking Podcast. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^Giegerich, Andy. 'TransCore freight index delivers mixed news'. Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^Whelan, Robbie. 'Plunging Fuel Prices Buoy Shipping Lines, Trucking Firms'. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^'Jubitz: It was a long haul, but wow, what a truck stop'. Portland Business Journal. 25 June 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^'Week In Review'. Portland Business Journal. 11 February 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^'Roper agrees to acquire TransCore'. Bulk Transporter. 1 November 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^'Company Briefs'. New York Times. 7 October 2004. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^'TransCore DAT changes name to DAT Solutions'. Fleet Owner. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
External links[edit]
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