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April 2009 - Posts

Amazing Video: Truck Hijacking in Atlanta

Posted by community@uShip.com at 11:26 AM
Like many throughout the country, those of us at uShip watched the news on Tuesday to see a truck hijacked and leading police on a chase in Georgia. Although truck owner Torrey Robert Lang made a valiant showing at trying to stop the hijacker, this scene Read More...

Improved Support for Canada on uShip.com

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:53 PM
uShip.com has improved searching and mapping capabilities for shipments beginning or ending in Canada. This includes any cross-border loads as well as intra-Canadian shipments. Benefits for Transportation Service Providers: Access an interactive map showing Read More...

Truck Driver Awarded Posthumous Medal of Bravery

Posted by community@uShip.com at 11:12 AM
A Canadian truck driver who gave his life to avoid crashing into oncoming traffic was awarded the Canadian Medal of Bravery last week in Ontario. David Virgoe was driving on Highway 400 in Canada when a street racer crashed into his rig, sending him through Read More...

uShip.com is the Green Shipping Marketplace

Posted by community@uShip.com at 10:00 AM
The uShip.com marketplace has long been matching shipping customers with transportation service providers, but what you may not have known is that uShip.com is also the most environmentally friendly place to go for all of your shipping needs. Using uShip.com Read More...

The Green Shipping Marketplace

Posted by dcoates@uship.com at 5:30 PM
The uShip.com marketplace has long been matching shipping customers with transportation service providers, but what you may not have known is that uShip.com is also the most environmentally friendly place to go for all of your shipping needs. Using uShip.com Read More...

Bid on Hot Deals and Save 50% on Match Fees

Posted by community@uShip.com at 3:22 AM
Now uShip.com Transportation Service Providers can get an immediate 50% discount on Match Fees by bidding on a listing that has been designated a “ Hot Deal .” Hot Deals Are: Listings that have not received a marketplace bid, but are likely to mat ch Read More...

uShip.com's Month Long Mania

Posted by community@uShip.com at 10:34 AM
Just five years after introducing a new and innovative way to ship things, uShip is preparing to surpass $100 million in gross shipping volume. To celebrate this milestone we thought to ourselves, “Why not give away some prizes to our Twitter followers?” Read More...

Revenge of the Supertrucks

Posted by community@uShip.com at 11:23 AM
Imagine your normal pickup truck on steroids, then mutated and finally multiplied by a million horsepower. Depending on your interpretation, odds are that your mental image looks something like one of the behemoths below. If you thought Transformers were Read More...

Funny Phone Call: The Circus Comes to Town

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:01 PM
Dear Frank the Clown, You have come to the right place; I am the man with the answers in the shipping world. Thank you for your very important question regarding the transport of well-trained circus animals. You may not realize it, but we actually get Read More...

March 2009 TPI Figures Released

Posted by community@uShip.com at 3:50 PM
The Transportation Price Index (TPI) fell 13.75% in March to $2.07 per ton-mile. That is 6.33% below its $2.21/TM level in March 2008. The boats category was one of the bigger movers again, dropping nearly 6% to $0.49/TM. The cost of freight shipping Read More...

Congratulations to the uShip Moviemaker Sweepstakes Winners

Posted by community@uShip.com at 3:47 PM
uShip congratulates the winners of the uShip Service Provider Moviemaker Sweepstakes. The winners were randomly selected from all uShip Service Providers adding a qualifying promotional video on their uShip profile. See the winning videos: Grand Prize Read More...

Faster Bidding With New Bid Form

Posted by community@uShip.com at 6:49 PM
The Bid Form used by Transportation Service Providers to place bids on shipments has been reorganized and redesigned to help members place bids more effectively and win more jobs . Changes to the Bid Form: Collapsible Sections – Default settings collapse Read More...

uShip's Hottest Cars

Posted by community@uShip.com at 3:11 PM
At uShip we have coordinated the transport of thousands of vehicles over the last five years, and while we take pride in every success story, it is particularly exciting to see our efforts validated by shippers who trust the marketplace with extremely Read More...

How Much Meat Can You Eat?

Posted by community@uShip.com at 12:33 PM
Today on Ship Happens we have a guest post by Pam Whitfield MS, RD from www.roadcookin.com . The Roadcookin’ Gang can be heard on Sirius 147/XM 171 on the Evan Lockridge Show the first Monday of every month talking about nutrition, health and in-cab cooking. Read More...

uShip.com and OnlyInBoards.com Announce Partnership

Posted by community@uShip.com at 3:09 PM
OnlyInBoards.com has selected uShip as its transportation partner for online sales of wakeboard, ski and inboard boats and accessories. OnlyInBoards.com has integrated uShip’s shipping price estimator into their classified listings, allowing their shoppers Read More...