Just like Uber for taxi apps<\/a>, we are confident that the launch of Uber Freight app will spur demand for a new category of apps in the market popularly known as \u201cUber For Trucking\u201d apps.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s dive deeper into some of the serious challenges faced by the trucking and freight industry and how adopting Uber for trucking apps can solve them.<\/p>\n We at Mobisoft believe in a problem-solving mindset leveraging mobile technology. The challenges faced by the trucking industry are highly suited to be solved with logistics and trucking mobile apps and the launch of Uber Freight further backs this approach. Let\u2019s see how.<\/p>\n A trucking business has three key stakeholders. The carriers or the trucking business owners, the drivers and finally the customers. Let\u2019s see how an Uber for trucking platform can benefit everybody.<\/p>\nChallenges Faced By The Trucking Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Trucking business owners or carriers can easily get overwhelmed by the number of tasks that they have to perform to get a shipment right. Taking new load orders, assigning them to the right drivers, ensuring timely deliveries, managing emergencies and what not. The majority of the businesses still use to and fro phone calls from brokers to get new business, wasting a lot of valuable time that can be allocated to other crucial business functions.<\/li>\n
Underutilization of available load capacity is another serious challenge faced by the carriers. Trucks often move with less than target load and many return fully empty on their return leg of their trip, basically burning much higher fuel per unit load. Getting freight trucks to be fully loaded on return trips has become a hefty task which if properly executed can unlock new revenue opportunities and better resource utilization overall.<\/li>\n
The middleman or the broker in the trucking industry usually takes hefty commission fees for bringing new business. Because of the heavy dependence of carriers on these brokers for getting them new shipment requests, they usually agree to their demands resulting in lower profit margins or higher shipping costs for customers if they decide to put the load on them. There are many industries which can do better with a digital marketplace and the trucking industry is surely in need of one.<\/li>\n
Carriers often have little or no information on the location of their trucks and drivers as no tracking technology is being used. Using phone calls is time consuming, error-prone and distracting and creates a critical communication gap. Owing to lack of control and tracking, issues like misuse of trucks, shipments being stolen, delays in delivery have become common. Handling emergency situations also becomes difficult.<\/li>\n
In this age of on-demand services<\/a>, people have gotten used to speedy, on-time deliveries whether it is for a food order or a package from an e-commerce store. The trucking shipment industry is yet to catch up. Deliveries delays, incomplete orders, damaged items, high shipment fees only create a poor customer experience. Expecting real-time delivery tracking, regular notifications, simpler shipment bookings may seem a big ask in that scenario. However, mobile technology and Uber for trucking apps present a tremendous opportunity to bring a complete overhaul of this critical logistics industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nBenefits of an Uber Freight Like App For The Trucking Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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