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Austin-based uShip, an online site helping businesses and individuals connect with shipping and transport companies, has raised $2M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today. Details on the funding have not yet been announced, however, the filing indicates the funding is part of an ongoing, $4.0M fundraising effort by the… Read More

By Lori Hawkins | Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 01:03 PM Austin-based uShip Inc., which hosts online auctions for shipping services, has raised $2 million of a planned $4 million funding, according to a securities filing. The company, founded in 2004, links people and businesses with transporters. Carriers bid to win businesses, often filling extra space in their… Read More

By Lori Hawkins | Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 01:03 PM Austin-based uShip Inc., which hosts online auctions for shipping services, has raised $2 million of a planned $4 million funding, according to a securities filing. The company, founded in 2004, links people and businesses with transporters. Carriers bid to win businesses, often filling extra space in their… Read More

By John Stevens  November 16, 2010 11:36 AM Finding and choosing a local storage facility just became easier for those in the market to find a safe and secure home for their excess belongings.  A new, all-inclusive, online, ready at your fingertips web portal has been compiled and is ready to use for customers wanting to… Read More

The term “deadhead” didn’t always refer to a peace-loving, tree-hugging, hippie. In the transportation and shipping industry, “deadhead“, actually referred to the inefficient waste of fuel that consisted of an empty jet or 18-wheeler making the return trip from its delivery. Not only are deadheads bad for business, but they’re bad for the environment, and… Read More

Transporters that locate moving jobs through online marketplace uShip can now download the ‘uShip Mobile App’ on their iPhone, Android or WebOS smartphones. With the uShip Mobile App, truckers’ phones are turned into mini-laptops. “Push notifications” mean that even when the app is closed, trucks will know when a bid is accepted, declined or questions… Read More

September 22, 2010 | Ciara Byrne uShip is a transport marketplace for people who need to move large items; from boats to horses, heavy machinery to household items. Users list items they want to move, and transport companies with spare capacity offer quotes at up to 50% discount on the normal shipping rates. Today, uShip launched its first… Read More

Only four-in-10 owner-operators and couriers plan to pass on 100% of next year’s rise in VAT to their customers, while more than half say the shift to 20% VAT will hit transport harder than other industries. Last month, online loads service uShip surveyed more than 5,000 operators of light and heavy CVs, all of which had a… Read More

Unique services, ideas help logistics, transportation companies on Inc. 5000 list soar above the downturn William B. Cassidy | Sep 20, 2010 4:00AM GMT The Journal of Commerce Magazine – News Story The transportation and logistics companies that made the Inc. 5000 list this year are mostly young and comparatively small, but they’re growing very,… Read More

A number of Texas companies in the technology sector have made Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies. According to the Inc. 500 listing, Sugar Land-based mass notification provider TechRadium was the highest ranked Texas technology firm listed, with 5,761% in three year growth, and $8.7M in revenues. Some of the other technology firms from Texas… Read More