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Business
‘Convoy’ service for on-demand freight matching
Another entry in the would-be "uber for trucking" category, the Convoy service is centered around local/regional freight opportunities in Washington State.
October 27, 2015
The Convoy app is available on both iOS and Android platforms.
Business
Trucker Path on a growth spurt toward ‘full-blown freight marketplace’
The foundation of Trucker Path’s success now and in its future, says company CEO and founder Ivan Tsybaev, “is community. That’s what’s important. Without that, technology is worthless.”
September 2, 2015
Ivan Tsybaev
Channel 19
Latest ‘uber for trucking’ brokerage launches app
The Transfix brokerage’s app offers a variety of free services in exchange for the opportunity to push load offers to drivers well-situated to cover them.
June 12, 2015
Trip planning, parking information, fuel prices and more are part of the mix of functions available in the TransFix app. Android users can download it via this link, iOS users here.
Channel 19
Rates hall of fame: Top 10 U.S. states for outbound freight
Does knowing historical rate performance on average help you in your day-to-day negotiations and planning? Find 2014 top performing states and Q2 outbound averages nationwide here.
April 17, 2015
Q2 2014 flatbed rates heat map
Channel 19
Uberization postscript, with Truckstop.com head Scott Moscrip
“The transportation industry is kind of like the Middle East, there’s always turmoil.” –Truckstop.com President and CEO Scott Moscrip on neverending broker-carrier-shipper back-and-forth on rates, unlikely to change with so-called “Uber-style” brokerages…
April 16, 2015
The Truckstop.com live data feed as of 3 p.m. CDT April 16, 2015.
Business
On-demand load matching: Where it’s on the way
Tech startups aimed at long-haul TL need critical mass of freight, carrier capacity and more to compete with systems entrenched in the freight market, themselves adopting some Uber-like functionality.
April 3, 2015
Trucker Path trip planner
Business
On-demand load matching: Where it’s happening
As mobile communications technology advancements give rise to streamlined freight transactions, some startups go so far as doing it all with a single app. Who will be the ‘Uber of trucking?’
April 1, 2015
One of the chief benefits of the Cargomatic on-demand freight platform is that “it’s automating dispatch,” says Victoriano Molina, owner of local-hauling outfit California LTL. That’s freed Molina up to focus more squarely on improving service quality, a boon to business long-term. Cargomatic, says company cofounder Brett Parker, will expand to New York from its base in California, with its sights set on every major-city market in the U.S. where local trucking operations are entrenched.
Business
Internet Truckstop launches re-branding effort at MATS
Internet Truckstop has a new look. The brand and online freight-matching service, operational for two decades, has become Truckstop.com. Chat negotiation features, also, is rolling out to board subscribers.
March 26, 2015
Internet Truckstop banner at MATS2015
Business
What has your smartphone replaced?
An online seminar with BigRoad’s Terry Frey yields new insights on the question in the title. What’s your answer?
March 11, 2015
During the presentation Frey referenced Overdrive‘s 2014 internet use survey, which showed 80 percent of drivers using some kind of smartphone. That percentage is only expected to grow long-term.
Voices
POLL: If any, which of these load services have you used?
This poll takes a survey of some of the load-matching-tech companies that have sprung up in recent years or have moved toward more automated technology platforms. Ever used one of these to successfully book a load? Tell us here.
February 27, 2015
Overdrive Extra
Taking control of load-matching
What has emerged through the years is the ability for owner-operators to quickly and accurately pinpoint the markets where they’re in high demand, even before arriving.
October 2, 2014
Real-time data is providing “a window into the trucking industry that we’ve never really had before,” says transportation analyst John Larkin.
Voices
POLL: What freight-matching service do you use most?
August 19, 2014
Pipe load shuts down bridge
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