by Daphne Howland, Staff Writer, Retail Dive / Dive Brief / Amazon reported third quarter net sales of $32.7 billion on Thursday, up 29% from $25.4 billion in the year-ago quarter, buoyed by the runaway success of its annual Prime Day shopping event as well as strong back-to-school shopping activity. Amazon posted third-quarter earnings per… Read More
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Driverless trucks: Where they’ll work, where they won’t
by Sean Kilcarr, Executive Editor, Fleet Owner / Only in certain segments of the trucking industry will autonomous vehicle technology find a good fit, some argue. / The mistake many make when predicting adoption rates for autonomous vehicle (AV) technology in the freight business is that trucking is not a “homogenous” industry, stressed Richard “Dick”… Read More
18 Sure-Fire Ways to Save on LTL Shipments
By Sandra Beckwith, Inbound Logistics / Carriers and 3PLs reveal road-tested secrets for cutting trucking costs. / While many shippers believe that the best way to save money on transportation is to negotiate lower rates with carriers, trucking companies and third-party logistics (3PL) providers acknowledge there are better and more effective ways to cut trucking expenses,… Read More
The X-Border Payments Superhighway
By PYMNTS / The internet has changed almost every facet of daily life, and that’s especially true for international trade. The web has connected buyers and sellers looking to do business around the globe, giving companies the tools and abilities to process most of these transactions. Shannon Scott, director of risk and payments at uShip,… Read More
Going International — Without Destroying Your Business
by Tom Taulli, contributor, Forbes / As the old saying goes: With a website, your business is global. / Yes, there is a lot of truth to this. Yet a website does not necessarily mean you will get much traction in international markets. Instead, you will need to make serious investments. So what are some of… Read More
Opinion: Will the Sharing Economy Disrupt Trucking, Transportation and Logistics?
by Dick Metzler, Chief Marketing Officer, uShip / One in a series of periodic guest columns by industry thought leaders. / If you have ever purchased something on eBay, hailed a ride from Uber or vacationed in Airbnb lodging, you’ve participated in the sharing economy. The commonality with these on-demand companies is that customers transact… Read More
Austin’s uShip plans move to a larger campus to ramp up hiring
by Lori Hawkins, Staff Reporter, Austin American-Statesman / New headquarters will feature gourmet kitchen and dining area, shower facilities and locker rooms. / Austin-based uShip has outgrown its two downtown offices and is moving to a new headquarters on East Riverside as it launches an aggressive hiring plan. The company, which runs an online shipping… Read More
Austin companies pitching in to help Louisiana flood victims
by KXAN Staff / A handful of Austin startups and tech companies are teaming up to send help to victims of the historic floods in Louisiana. OutboundEngine, uShip, theCHIVE, Headspring and Box have collected a 20-foot enclosed trailer full of relief supplies that will make its way to Baton Rouge and be distributed to people… Read More
4 Austin companies we want to work for right now (and they’re hiring!)
by Kelly Jackson, BuiltInAustin / The kiddos don’t have to be the only ones celebrating a first day of something. With area schools starting up just around the corner, perhaps it’s time to shift your career path to have your own “first day” at one of Austin’s growing startups. If so, consider checking out the ones… Read More
Freight Booking Startups Drawing Rich New Funding
By Robbie Whelan, Staff Writer, Wall Street Journal / Transfix, Trucker Path and others are generating growing valuations in new funding rounds from venture capital firms A pack of technology startups seeking to upend the business of booking freight shipments for trucks is drawing rich new funding from investors. Transfix, a New York-based mobile app… Read More