Media Coverage

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) and uShip announced today they have entered into an agreement to feature uShip as a preferred transport solution for Copart’s buyers on www.copart.com, which accounts for more than 1 million vehicles sold annually. uShip is an online shipping marketplace that enables users to find the best transport companies and prices for transporting hard-to-ship… Read More

Despite skyrocketing diesel prices, innovative truckers are using online marketplace uShip to grow business, keep cargo space full. (Austin, TX – June 25, 2008) Jim Van and Dee Coston are feeling the pinch. The couple, who team as independent transporters with locations in Spring Hill, FL and Hubert, NC, has seen diesel fuel rise from… Read More

Firm that links freight companies and customers might be ripe for acquisition. By By Lori Hawkins AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Monday, April 07, 2008 When Michelle Bynum wanted to ship an antique piano from her grandmother’s home in Oklahoma City to her Georgetown home a year ago, she spent hours calling freight companies and was stunned by… Read More

Rising gas prices, lack of truck drivers, new technology provide challenges. By TIMOTHY J. GIBBONS, The Times-Union Brad Estrin has spent his life in the moving business, starting as a dispatcher for a brokerage service and working his way up to executive vice president at Jacksonville-based Suddath Relocation Systems. sponsored links buy a link here… Read More

January 16, 2007 — By Martin LaMonica Carbon offset company TerraPass on Tuesday announced a deal with online shipper uShip which will allow shippers to advertise their services as “carbon neutral.” TerraPass is one of several companies to offer services to balance an individual’s carbon emissions stemming from driving or home energy use. People pay offset companies… Read More

You can’t have a successful eBay business without a way to ship your goods. Here are some tips and tools to help you do it right. By Janelle Elms The first impression you make with your eBay listing is crucial to your online success, but the lasting impression you make with your packaging and shipping… Read More

Online Marketplace Helps Fill Empty Cargo Space and Maximize Earnings Austin, TX – September 21, 2006 – uShip, Inc. (http://www.uShip.com) announced today that over 30 thousand transportation service providers are registered members and offering services on its revolutionary online shipping marketplace. “The swift growth of our transportation service provider membership demonstrates the universal appeal of our… Read More

Aug 21, 2006 01:58 PM CDT If you’re planning on moving to a new home or just packing up your college student to head back to school, it doesn’t have to cost you a ton of money. In fact, an Austin start-up company has come up with a way to make the moving companies work… Read More

Company teams with industry leaders CNA Marine and AON Risk Services (Austin, TX – August 17, 2006) – uShip, Inc. (www.uShip.com) has selected CNA Marine and AON Risk Services, two of the most trusted names in insurance, to offer a new cargo protection program to its members. The program provides all risk coverage on eligible… Read More

Web Shoppers Get Comfortable Buying Big-Ticket Items By MYLENE MANGALINDAN March 22, 2006 Internet-only deals are increasingly turning the Web into a virtual bargain basement for big-ticket items from snowblowers to HDTVs. The offers are stoking a marked change in consumer behavior. For years people have embraced the practice of buying small and easily-packaged items,… Read More