uShip Blog : March 2007 - Posts
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March 2007 - Posts

How not to get a job at uShip, or anywhere else for that matter

Posted by matt@uship.com at 9:53 PM
We recently had an unusual (think Twilight Zone) experience here at our office in Austin. We have a few jobs posted on our Jobs page for which we receive many resumes - some great and some not so great. Occasionally, a bold candidate will try to stand Read More...

Craig Newmark: Business as Community Service

Posted by mickey@uship.com at 11:54 AM
I came across a great quote from Craig Newmark, the founder of the wildly successful community site craigslist.org , in the Church of the Customer Blog : “The more you think about business as being a community service, the more successful you become. Read More...

FedEx Raises Rates on Freight

Posted by mickey@uship.com at 5:27 PM
I read yesterday in the Memphis Business Journal that FedEx is raising rates across the board for both interstate and intrastate LTL shipping by 5.59%. The company has indicated that the rate increase is necessary to overhaul their fleet. FedEx is moving Read More...

More Deposit Payment Options

Posted by community@uShip.com at 12:26 PM
Earlier today, we uploaded a new feature that gives shippers accepting bids on the uShip marketplace more flexibility when paying a deposit Read More...

Ship it Now in Freight

Posted by community@uShip.com at 12:28 PM
We are excited to announce the launch of Ship it Now ™ in our Freight category this week! Read More...

Trucker wins the big one!

Posted by mickey@uship.com at 6:26 PM
Like a lot of people all around the country, a few here in the office bought lottery tickets for the $390,000,000 Mega Millions drawing, hoping to hit it big. While there were no winners here at uShip, we’re happy to see that the biggest lottery jackpot Read More...