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Niv Dror@nivo0o0 · Writer/Social Editor @ProductHunt
Uber shows us that the future may come sooner than we think. Uber Freight launches to connect truck drivers with available shipments https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/1... Also good coverage from The Verge about Uber Freight the other week https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/...
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Jim Canto@jimcanto · Freedom hunter. Citizen dev. Solopreneur
Brilliant move.
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Marty Wetherall@mcw719 · Director of Innovation, Fallon
@jimcanto yes, but I think short-lived as they use their new trucking data to enter the self-driving freight market and relieve these drivers of their duties.
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Perfocal@perfocal
should've been here a while ago
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Doc Daniel@prayersparkmd · Founder@PrayerSpark, NO religious agenda
I'll bet they won't stop at federal weigh stations, because you know, Uber.
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Jamie Hughes@jamiepluscoffee · Optimistic + user focused.
Nice, and a great way to collect data for the Otto development.
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Erick Schonfeld@erickschonfeld · Exec Producer DEMO, Co-Founder TouchCast
Sign up, human truck drivers, so we can replace you faster.
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Casey Kerr@caseydkerr · Portfolio Operations, Bregal Sagemount
@erickschonfeld there are 3.5 million truck drivers now who earn on average $40,000 per year. By my math it's a $140B opportunity if you replaced them all and captured 100% of the market.
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Sean Murphy@sean_murphy · Lightning "Get any service fast!"
@erickschonfeld that's the spirit! :D
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Vegard Wikeby@vegardwikeby · CEO @ WiMake Solutions
@erickschonfeld or maybe don't signup and stop working in the business today instead of tomorrow? Steps towards efficiency leads to a unknown future, but overall better product and service.
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Agniva Si@agniva_si1 · Designer @ Olacabs | Dancer by passion
Great initiative! Some of my friends back at college along with myself had tried a similar initiative in India. Here is the product design process of the same: https://medium.com/@si.agniva/tr... Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Hardik Sojitra@sojitrahardik
@agniva_si1 just read/saw about all your work. Good stuff dude. :)
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Parker Woodward@parkerwoodward
Leave it to Uber to make trucking look sexy lol The many waves of technology ::sigh:: ::laugh:: ::ohwell::  See more
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Geoffrey Weg@geoffreyweg · Betaworks, TechStars, White House
Do shippers and drivers usually wait till the last minute to book transportation, such that the on-demand model makes sense here? Or does the app let you schedule shipments days/weeks in advance?
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Luke Thomas@lukethomas14 · Growth at Crystal (www.crystalknows.com)
@geoffreyweg my uncle has driven a truck for decades. If I remember correctly he said there's a huge amount of time spent waiting for a new load (trailer) at a specific destination. Periodically there's nothing to pick-up and take back either. In addition, the trucking companies have dispatchers who handle this all on the fly. Drivers are compensated by the… See more
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Geoffrey Weg@geoffreyweg · Betaworks, TechStars, White House
@lukethomas14 Interesting. Then presumably shippers decide to ship things on the fly? I would think they plan their shipments days/weeks in advance—given the likely high cost in preparing whatever it is they're shipping—but I guess that's not always the case
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Luke Thomas@lukethomas14 · Growth at Crystal (www.crystalknows.com)
@geoffreyweg It depends. Larger trucking outfits have more advanced logistics/technology. Smaller ones don't. 98% of trucking companies have less than 20 trucks (http://www.trucking.org/News_and...) so there's a huge amount of variance. My uncle hauls scrap metal and they have certain routes that they bank on every week - sometimes they "get lucky" and don'… See more
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Scott Winterroth@swinterroth · Co-Founder at ContentAcademy.com
Next: Uber for farm implements!
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Adam Besvinick@besvinick · VC at Anchorage Capital
Reminds me of what Transfix has been building for years https://www.producthunt.com/post...
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Vegard Wikeby@vegardwikeby · CEO @ WiMake Solutions
@besvinick perhaps Uber has the right momentum to pull it off to become the mainstream way of handling logistics of goods. Good for Transfix as well, they've got a foot in the future business model.
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Matthew Quinn@mqsley · COO, Flex TV
This will really resonate with the trucking crowd on ProductHunt
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Vegard Wikeby@vegardwikeby · CEO @ WiMake Solutions
@mqsley I once was part of this and know the industry well, experience I take with me to this digital day and age!
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Matt Lopes@mattlopes · Customer Success
Brilliant! :clap: Btw, what the name of this song?
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Vegard Wikeby@vegardwikeby · CEO @ WiMake Solutions
I used to work in this industry, first as driver for years, then as manager for a few years, onwards to the next rank before I jumped off and started my own digital business. I know everything there is about managing loads, uncertainty, unpaid waiting time and logistical elements as billing and "simply" getting paid in time. This is Uber revolutionising th… See more
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Sean Murphy@sean_murphy · Lightning "Get any service fast!"
@vegardwikeby Totally agree. I hear getting paid, and the logistics is a nightmare. If they can solve this problem, it's a huge profit for them.
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Kevin MacPherson@kevinmacpherson · Co-Founder at Melee
Leveling the playing field with Convoy
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