According to Business Insider writer Eugene Kim, there’s an “800-pound gorilla” the trucking industry needs to pay attention to: Amazon’s potential interest in entering trucking by way of a freight-matching platform. Unlike other companies attempting to “uberize” trucking, Amazon brings to the table a critical mass of freight, already moving through the company’s distribution centers. …
While a host of technology startups have adopted Uber-like models to tackle automated freight matching in the trucking industry, in the last two months, Uber themselves and Amazon have jumped in the fray. In our May issue last year, American Shipper ran a commentary from Robert Nathan, chief executive officer of LoadDelivered Logistics, detailing …
“Sometimes you’ll be out on the highway, you see two giant trucks loaded up with logs, and they pass each other on the highway… I don’t understand that. I mean, if they need logs over there… and they need ‘em over there, you’d think a phone call would save ‘em a whole lot of trouble.” …
For shippers, carriers, brokerages and really all other industry stakeholders that have not given much thought to the possibility of Uber becoming a truckload carrier, it appears it may be time to change that mindset. That is due to a couple of different reasons. One is the ride sharing service’s recent acquisition of self-driving truck …
Several new players entered the freight-matching and truck-routing app market last month at the Great American Trucking Show, held Aug. 25-27 in Dallas, Texas. The apps perform similar to Uber’s ride-sharing idea: Shippers post loads, carriers post trucks and the system automatically matches shippers loads’ to carriers’ available capacity. Two apps introduced last week — …
Several new freight-matching apps introduced at GATS – James Jaillet| CCJ – @trucknewsJJ Read More »
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 …
How "Uber for Freight" Apps seek to Transform the industry. – LinkedIn Read More »
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 …
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 …
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 & …
Trucking Too Complex to Become 'Uberized' – MH&L – MH&L Staff | Read More »
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 …
