August 2016

How "Uber for Freight" Apps seek to Transform the industry. – LinkedIn

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Article written by Steve Banker There have been several articles published on the trucking industry that describe the money flowing into startup firms that are looking to disrupt the freight industry the way that Uber disrupted the taxi industry. Here’s some excerpts from a Wall Street Journal article:  “Investors are pouring millions of dollars into […]

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Truckloads app reaches 100k downloads for freight matching – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

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Trucker Path, creator of a popular planning app for American truck drivers, announced that its transportation marketplace app, Truckloads, has reached 100,000 downloads.  The app was publicly released in April 2016. With Truckloads, freight companies can access available trucking capacity across North America and Canada. Likewise, motor carriers can find and book loads efficiently using a process that includes free access

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Putting the Ever Expanding Truckload Brokerage Business into Perspective – Supply Chain 247

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Truckload Brokerage Operations In recent years, the proliferation of truckload brokerage operations has not been easy to overlook. Its ongoing ascent has been driven by several different factors, including the shipper’s need to manage capacity in a fluctuating market environment, the advent of truckload brokerage-specific technology advances, commonly referred to as the “Uberization” of the

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Uber for trucking label may not be accurate, explains Armstrong report – By Jeff Berman, Logistics Management – Group News Editor

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With the ostensible proliferation of new players on the trucking scene that say they are essentially an Uber for trucking, it turns out that this description may in fact be a misnomer, according to a recent report issued by supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates. In its report, which is comprised of feedback from 27

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Trucking Too Complex to Become 'Uberized' – MH&L – MH&L Staff |

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While Digital Freight Matching (DFM) companies use digital platforms to match a shipper’s freight with available carrier capacity to better utilize motor carrier capacity, the industry is too complex to become an Uber type of business.   One of the key components of Uber’s model is the commodity-like nature of the ride-hailing service, explains Armstrong &

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