by TheTrucker staff / If a survey conducted by uShip is accurate, there’ll be a lot of folks out of compliance December 16, 2017. That’s the date by which most carriers will have to be using electronic logging devices per the recent Final Rule. uShip, a global transport marketplace, said it surveyed 5,469 active, compliant… Read More
Media Coverage
Hot Shot Trucking is Changing the Face of Logistics
by OGG Equipment LLC / The term ‘hotshot trucking‘ is a relatively new one to catch on in the wider world of shipping and logistics but the concept has been around for a while. Most accounts put the birth of hot shot hauling in the early days of oil exploration in Texas. When you’re running… Read More
European Consumer & Small Business Parcels Services Market Insight Report 2015
DUBLIN, Nov. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ This report focuses on an important segment of the parcels industry: those services designed to carry parcels on behalf of consumers and small businesses, such as eBay or Amazon Marketplace sellers. We quantify the European market segment size, historical growth rates, segmentation patterns and levels of market profitability while reviewing… Read More
How to hire the best moving companies
People are moving again in larger numbers and it’s a good time to take a look at how to hire a reputable mover. The price quotes in the moving industry are dictated heavily by supply and demand. You’ll generally pay a premium if you have to move on the last 3 days of the months… Read More
Startup Week aims to build Austin’s entrepreneurial culture
New Orleans entrepreneur Christine Alexis is looking for funding for her online jewelry startup, and she says Austin might be the right place to find it. Next week, Alexis will get a first-hand look at Austin’s startup community when she arrives in town for the fifth annual Austin Startup Week, which runs Monday through Friday…. Read More
SugarCRM Partner Epicom Helps uShip Increase Sales and Support Efficiency by 20 Percent
AUSTIN, Texas – May 21, 2013 – When uShip was looking for a customer support and sales platform for its growing and diversifying online transport marketplace, it turned to SugarCRM and Epicom, a leading SugarCRM Gold Partner, for implementation. uShip’s SugarCRM solution, including Epicom’s consulting, customization and integration capability, has supported rapid growth, while increasing… Read More
Mobile Apps Get Picked Up by Independent Truckers for Better Routes
U.S. trucking business has remained stubbornly low-tech—but this may be starting to change By ROBBIE WHELAN May 7, 2015 10:27 p.m. ET One recent morning, Ivan Sandul, a 28-year-old truck driver from Sacramento, Calif., found himself wishing there were an app to make his job easier. After driving a load of machine parts more than… Read More
Live Sessions: Shakey Graves Performs “Pansy Waltz”
Watch an exclusive video performance by the rising star from Austin. BY ELIZABETH GRIFFIN APR 8, 2015 Shakey Graves has no elevator pitch. Try to lump his music into a particular genre, and you’ll find yourself fumbling. He’s not country, not folk, not straight-ahead rock, though his music encompasses all three. His songs are distinctive… Read More
On-demand load matching: Where it’s on the way
Todd Dills|April 03, 2015 The first time the “Uberization of trucking” phrase made its way toOverdrive editorial offices was in October 2014, with a brief LinkedIn piece by Roseanne Stanzione. Based near New York City, she heads the LaneHoney service, which purports to deliver “sweeter margins without the brokers” to independents in full truckload. Stanzione… Read More
uShip’s vision for mobile-driven ‘little LTL’
Todd Dills, April 02, 2015 uShip has emerged as one of the more successful entities that early in its history leaned heavily on the Internet to bring individual parties together online to fill each other’s transportation needs. Changes that developed last year moved the (mostly) hotshot freight marketplace toward a more Uber-like model. “uShip was… Read More