Several mobile apps in America are looking to change the inefficiencies of the domestic truck industry, using Uber-esque technology to increase efficiency and end delays. Apps such as Uber are designed to connect a shipper with a truck carrier to schedule transport at a competitive price based on distance, weight, size and other customary variables. Any type of shipper, from those moving parcels to those with a full container of goods, can make use of the technology, and GPS tracking means the closest truck, travelling in the direction the shipments needs to go, has a good chance of being assigned the job. The potential for societal benefits is also huge, as when freight shipments are booked efficiently, a truck is on the road less often as return journeys can also contain a full load.
Several mobile apps in America are looking to change the inefficiencies of the domestic truck industry, using Uber-esque technology to increase efficiency and end delays. Apps such as Convey and Cargomatic are designed to connect a shipper with a truck carrier to schedule transport at a competitive price based on distance, weight, size and other customary variables. Any type of shipper, from those moving parcels to those with a full container of goods, can make use of the technology, and GPS tracking means the closest truck, travelling in the direction the shipments needs to go, has a good chance of being assigned the job. The potential for societal benefits is also huge, as when freight shipments are booked efficiently, a truck is on the road less often as return journeys can also contain a full load.