Uber after modernizing the way people move, now have come forward to do the same for freight, ultimately improving the work of involved persons in this industry. The company had improved the transparency of the industry by giving the right information to make perfect decisions involved in this work. The app is all free to use. The app works smartly, by knowing the history of the carrier, your past preferred routes and cargo types it shows the relevant loads to them whenever they search out for any load and also alerts them when one such ideal load is available making it easy for them to select load. The app not only provides a particular load at a time but also has a feature of reloading, which shows extra loads which are available at the nearby delivery location of the current load and can be picked up after delivering the current load, both load and reload can be booked at a time, thus improving the employment status of carriers. Let’s dig out more about various aspects of the company.
Uber Freight Plus
Uber freight plus is free of cost program made for the betterment of carriers, it provides huge discounts on various services related to shipping and carriers’ professions, such as discounts on the purchase of tires, and mobile phone plans through which they access their uber account, buying and maintaining the trucks. Uber freight deals include: –
Fuel and Maintenance
Company offers a freight fuel card, which is powered by the company Comdata, a FLEETCOR company. Using this credit card, carriers and their drivers can have huge discounts on fuel purchases, along with discounts on tire purchases from their partners TA and Petro, Truck Stops and Goodyear. They also get discounts on IFTA, licensing and permits, maintenance and purchase of a new or used truck.
Phone Bills
Smartphone is the most important key to doing business on the Uber app, and this company had partnered with sprint and other carriers to provide drivers huge discounts on their regular phone recharge plans and accessories.
The company will be continuing to add more partners in the upcoming months in this program to increase the value of its users.
Facility Ratings
This is the built-in feature in the uber freight app which allows carriers and drivers to share their feedback about the facilities they visited. It allows them to rate facilities they visited on a scale of 1-5, also with the option to write a review. These ratings and reviews can help carriers decide if a particular load is right for them or not.
Power loop
Power loop is a new innovative idea in which drivers do not have to wait endlessly for a new load, which normally takes days, with this new technique carriers can access preloaded trailers, it helps carriers realize the usefulness of a single, scaled trailer pool system, more hours on the road, new business opportunities, and many more ways to grow. Let’s discuss key features of using Power loop:
Using a power loop, load time cuts from hours to minutes, thus helping carriers avoid unexpected delays. As a part of the power loop network, carriers can find backhauls more easily. Carriers can start a new business by renting trailers rather than purchasing them.
Conclusion
Uber Freight, a company of uber conglomerate, started in 2017, to revolutionize freight movement as they did for person movement. They connect shippers and carriers directly through an app which brings more transparency, cuts unnecessary agent fees, creating more opportunities for carriers and their drivers with no forth or back forth in delivery charges. Carriers can up for free on their app. Carriers on the app get exclusive load opportunities uploaded by shippers. Carriers after completing any delivery can rate & write a review for the facilities they visited, which helps build the app. They offer uber freight plus card, through which carriers and drivers get great discounts on fuel purchases, phone bills, maintenance and purchase of new or used trucks. They also offer the service of a power loop through which drivers did not have to wait endlessly for days to get a new load, using single scaled pool system detention time gets reduced from hours to minutes, creating more business opportunities.
1 Is there any charge for using the uber freight app?
No, using the uber freight app is all free of cost, users just have to register on it and start doing business there.
2 Can you book more than one load at a time?
Yes, a company under the booking window at the bottom previews a list of reloads which are available at the nearby delivery location of the current load.
3 After how much time do carriers get paid?
Carriers after delivering a load get paid under 7 days of delivery, payments are made clear with no shady deals involved.
