Press Release

Austin, TX – Online shipping marketplace uShip.com now offers free instant quote comparisons for shipping less-than-truckload (LTL) freight. The company pioneered a reverse auction-style marketplace for shipping anything from household items and boats to industrial equipment and even pets. The new service addresses the needs of small- to medium-sized businesses that ship frequently and want… Read More

Price Stability Follows Three Months Marked by Fluctuation (Austin, TX – October 14, 2008) Online shipping marketplace uShip, Inc., today released September 2008 figures from the Transportation Price Index (TPI), found at www.transportationpriceindex.com. The index remained steady, rising only .83% to $2.42 from August 2008. This innovative measure uses proprietary information from actual transactions taking place… Read More

Unique Transportation Site Integrates PC*MILER Web Services (Princeton, NJ – September 12, 2008) ALK Technologies has partnered with uShip, a unique web-based business that brings shippers and carriers together in an easy to understand, simple to use online marketplace. uShip now offers PC*MILER as an online tool for its participating carriers. PC*MILER is the transportation… Read More

(Austin, TX – September 9, 2008) Austin-based uShip today released August 2008 figures from the Transportation Price Index (TPI), found atwww.transportationpriceindex.com, which dropped 13% overall to $2.41 from July 2008.  This month’s decline puts the TPI well below its August 2007 level of $2.58, a drop of 6.59%. The TPI is released on a monthly basis… Read More

Transportation Price Index (TPI) Continues to Rise, Slowed as Diesel Prices Level Off (Austin, TX – August 6, 2008) Austin-based uShip today released July 2008 figures from the Transportation Price Index (TPI), found atwww.transportationpriceindex.com, which rose 7.78% overall to $2.77 from June 2008.  The July 2008 TPI represents an increase of 8.63% from $2.55 in July… Read More

Diesel Costs Driving Businesses, Transporters to Adjust with Higher Prices (Austin, TX – July 9, 2008) Austin-based uShip today released June 2008 figures from the Transportation Price Index (TPI) which rose nearly 18.5% overall to $2.57 from May 2008.  The TPI is up over 13% from $2.27 in June 2007. The TPI is released on… 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

eBay Live Takes Place in Chicago, June 19-21, 2008 uShip’s new eBay Shipping Center allows users to manage all their eBay and shipping activity in one convenient place (Austin, TX – June 11, 2008) As eBay Live, the annual celebration of all things eBay (EBAY), lands in Chicago on June 19-21, uShip (http://www.uship.com/) is announcing… Read More

Increasing Diesel Costs Continue to Outpace Rise in Transportation Prices (Austin, TX – June 10, 2008) Austin-based uShip has released May 2008 figures from the Transportation Price Index (TPI) which rose overall to $2.15, an increase of 2.9% from April 2008.  The TPI is down over 12% from its May 2007 level of $2.45. The… Read More

First Release of Proprietary uShip Technology to Give Critical, New Perspective on Impact of Oil Prices, Changes in Shipping and Transportation Industries (Austin, TX – May 7, 2008) Austin-based company uShip announced today the launch of the Transportation Price Index (TPI). The first measurement tool of its kind, the TPI is designed to track important… Read More