uShip Blog : June 2009 - Posts
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June 2009 - Posts

uShip's Summer Moving Series

Posted by community@uShip.com at 8:26 PM
Summer’s here and that can only mean three things: the beach, barbeque and…relocation. This year, one in 10 Americans will make a move, and let’s face it -- moving can be very stressful. So we here at uShip want to help ease your (back) pain with a “Summer Read More...

Where's My Stuff? uShip Tracking Let's You Follow Your Shipment in Real-Time

Posted by community@uShip.com at 1:46 PM
uShip Tracking Center helps customers keep track of their shipments through GPS location tracking, and TSP status updates through uShip Service Providers that opt-in to the program. Some of uShip’s Power Providers have been using the system for a few Read More...

Austin Children’s Shelter Visits uShip

Posted by community@uShip.com at 12:57 PM
At uShip, we know that having fun together is one of the keys to building an effective team. In fact, the only thing that makes our group activities more rewarding is when we have the opportunity reach out and incorporate the community. This June, we Read More...

Transformers All Around Us!

Posted by community@uShip.com at 11:24 AM
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , Michael Bay’s action-packed summer blockbuster, is full of good robots, bad robots and transforming robots. In fact, practically the only thing these “robots in disguise” do besides battle is shape-shift into seemingly Read More...

Ten Tips for Setting up a Great Service Provider Profile

Posted by community@uShip.com at 11:30 AM
In an effort to help our Service Providers give the best service possible, we compiled a list of our top 10 tips for setting up a great Service Provider profile on uShip.com. 1. Fill out your profile completely! The first tip toward setting up a great Read More...

uShip University: Trucker Lingo 101

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:37 PM
“I had the hammer down on the way home-20 to my better half and the ankle biters, but now this baby-bear is taking pictures so I’m going double-nickel.” While the words may be in English, I may as well be speaking a different language: Trucker. Most truckers Read More...

Heavy Equipment Shipping Tips

Posted by community@uShip.com at 4:12 PM
Shipping the hardware needed for mining, farming and construction can be a major issue for these industries. The massive machines needed are often very heavy and extremely valuable, so the issue of transporting them must be taken into consideration whenever Read More...

uShip Team Members Embark on Epic Journey

Posted by community@uShip.com at 1:03 PM
This Saturday, four members of the uShip team will embark on an epic journey through the Texas wilderness. The race, the Texas Wildlife Safari , has been called the World’s Toughest Canoe Race –and, with 100 teams racing 262 miles day and night in under Read More...

uShip Tracking (beta) Released for Power Providers

Posted by community@uShip.com at 12:42 PM
uShip.com shipping customers can now track the location and activity of shipments and Transportation Service Providers from the uShip Tracking Center . Customers that accept a bid from a participating Power Provider have the ability to track their shipments Read More...

Dakotora: Extreme Truck Customization or Travelling Carnival?

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:38 PM
Personalizing your workspace, being your desk or your truck, is a normal part of the workplace. When we think of personalizing a truck, we think of having a few pictures, seat covers, maybe a bobble-head or two, or a custom metallic gloss paint job if Read More...

Tips on Preparing a Horse for Transport

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:31 PM
Because you care about your horse, you want to make sure the transport process goes smoothly. Although the unexpected occassionally happens (sometimes with a pleasant twist ), with a little preparation you can increase your chances of everything going Read More...

Heroic Trucker Back on the Road

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:48 PM
On March 19, 2009 we published a brief post about the four finalists for Goodyear’s Highway Hero award . Here we follow-up with one of the finalists, Jorge Orozco-Sanchez, as he recently got back on the road. Eight months ago Jorge Orozco-Sanchez came Read More...

The World From Inside the Rig

Posted by community@uShip.com at 12:37 PM
Spend thousands of hours on the road and you'll see some wondrous sights. Beautiful sunsets and glowing streets are just part of the job. Luckily for those of us stuck behind a desk instead of behind the wheel, there are some incredibly talented drivers Read More...