Transfix announced $22 million in Series B funding led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA). NY-based Transfix has created an online marketplace for the trucking and logistics industry, providing a platform that matches shipments with available trucks. Several existing investors also participated in the round, including Canvas Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, and Corigin Ventures. […]
July 2016
During the last year or two, a number of companies have developed online platforms that connect all parties involved in freight transactions. Most of these include a mobile app that drivers use to streamline communications with motor carriers, brokers, 3pls and shippers. Drivers with capacity, be they independent operators or small fleet owners, are using these apps to
German logistics provider DB Schenker entered into a partnership with the online freight shipping marketplace uShip for exclusive collaboration in Europe. DB Schenker has entered a five-year partnership with U.S.-based online freight shipping marketplace uShip for exclusive collaboration in Europe. “To keep innovating faster, we partner with companies that use promising digital business models,”
uShip announced a partnership with DB Schenker, one of the world’s largest logistics companies, to power its new ‘Drive4Schenker’ online trucking platform. The platform will be launching later this year as a 5-year agreement worth tens of millions, and is exclusive within Europe. The partnership uses uShip PRO enterprise technology backbone to manage 25,000 approved carriers and