By Mark Soloman // Freightwaves // Think those who order heavy goods such as furniture online don’t have the same fulfillment and delivery demands as those ordering smaller items that remain the staple of e-commerce? Think again. Of 330 consumers surveyed who bought an oversized piece of furniture last year, 56 percent said they would… Read More
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From ‘Shipping Wars’ to LTL
Online freight marketplace uShip makes push into LTL spot rate market. By Eric Johnson The freight movement industry generally isn’t enticing enough to draw reality TV viewers. But in the case of uShip, the online domestic transportation marketplace, the company’s affiliation with A&E’s “Shipping Wars” series has made shipping downright dramatic. uShip has built its business… Read More
Riding the wave of e-commerce: technology on demand
By Aaron Huff on September 5, 2014 Shopping for vehicles, boats, home appliances, and other large items online used to be a hassle for the buyer when it came time to arrange for shipping. Through relationships with carriers, some merchants began to include shipping costs in the online transaction, but some uncertainty remained for the… Read More
uShip, NIADA Give Independent Dealers Competitive Edge
Small, midsize auto dealers benefiting from lower car shipping costs to improve out-of-area sales and inventory AUSTIN, Texas – August 2, 2010 – In the current economic environment, many independent dealers must expand beyond their local markets to remain competitive. However, auto transport costs often make out-of-area acquiring and selling of inventory quite expensive. To address this dealer concern,… Read More
Midnight Drain to Georgia: How to Avoid High Shipping Costs on Large eBay Purchases
When purchasing large items on eBay, many buyers are faced with the daunting and expensive task of shipping. Yet an increasing number of buyers are turning to uShip, the online transport marketplace, to keep their delivery costs down. One example is Christa, executive producer at the Clark Howard radio and talk show, who recently shipped… Read More
Auto Shippers Deliver for Long-Distance Car Buyers — Edmunds.com
By Vivian Blackwell Car buyers search to the ends of the earth via the Internet for the auto bargain of their dreams. Last year, USA Today reported that nearly 75 percent of cars sold on eBay were interstate transactions. A growing number of consumer-oriented auto shippers are eager to help online car buyers retrieve their purchases from… Read More
Web facilitator brings together movers, shippers — San Jose Mercury News
By Matt Nauman Mercury News Jeanne Davis-Blair soon will leave the Bay Area to operate a bed-and-breakfast she bought in small-town Georgia, about 90 miles from Atlanta. But, during these bicoastal days between her official retirement from BART and her move to Washington, Ga., she has been spending “a tremendous amount” to rent a car… Read More