Tag: overhaul

Business
Dodging the middleman: On-demand freight matching progress report
On-demand load-matching services are seeing some success circumventing traditional brokers, promising gains for owner-operators in rates, freight availability and productivity. While no one service will be ‘Uber for all’ in the fragmented brokerage market, technology used by services large and small is moving in the same direction.
March 3, 2017
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Business
Overhaul freight marketplace, SoftServe partner on BioLock
At the intersection of so-called “Internet of Things” technology and cargo theft prevention, BioLock provides an electrocardiogram biosensor analysis system to proactively monitor the health of drivers and prevent vehicle theft.
December 1, 2016
On SoftServe’s website, the company details its work on prototyping the BioLock in a vehicle steering wheel, including this and other photos of its dissembled test wheel.
Custom Rigs
What does it cost to rebuild and extend a 1986 48-foot Trailmobile flatbed?
While the huge investments some owner-operators make in distinguishing tractors from the madding crowd tend to grab a lot of the custom-equipment headlines, Zach Beadle and his expert welder son rescued this 1986 Trailmobile to put it work hauling freight and making money, pronto.
November 14, 2016
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Business
‘Shippers have a soul’ –Overhaul cofounder on pitch to customers for better rates to owner-operators
In the transportation ecosystem, says Overhaul cofounder Barry Conlon, “the most important guy is the driver,” too often getting the short end of the compensation stick. High-end shipper customers are hearing that message, he says, in bid to connect owner-operators directly via freight marketplace.
August 29, 2016
Pictured here on an iPhone, the Overhaul app is available via both Android and iOS platforms. Interested operators can download it via this link and, within, fill out a form for background vetting. Alternately, you can express interest in becoming an Overhaul marketplace member via this link.
Business
Overhaul bringing high-end shippers into secure freight platform
When Overhaul launches in July, the company says, it will be debuting a fully direct-shipper booking engine to connect with owner-operators/small fleets whose drivers will gradually build trust among customers within the platform.
April 5, 2016
A shipper’s map-based view after a search for truck capacity in the system.
Channel 19
File under ‘Uberization of trucking’ — two recent announcements
Trucker Path’s “Truckloads” feature to officially launch publicly with brokered freight March 30. And: Overhaul service for high-value/high-security loads coming later in the year.
March 18, 2016
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