| 词条 | UShip |
| 释义 |
| name = uShip Inc. | logo = uShip logo.png | company_type = Private | foundation = {{Start date|2003}} | location = Austin, Texas, U.S. | area_served = Worldwide | industry = Internet, Transport | key_people = | num_employees = | market cap= | revenue = | net_income = | products = | url = {{url|http://uship.com}} | screenshot = | caption = | website_type = Online services auction | language = Multilingual | registration = Required to list, bid and transport items | launch_date = }} uShip, Inc. is an Austin, Texas-based Internet company that operates uShip.com, an online marketplace for shipping services. Individuals and businesses post items they need shipped in a variety of categories, including auto transport, boat shipping, moving services, and the transport of heavy industrial equipment. Transportation service providers on uShip place competing bids for the right to haul a customer's shipment. For some categories, including boats, autos and less-than-truckload (LTL) freight, customers can select an upfront quote for transport services or enter an acceptable price to be matched with a transporter. Customers can book a shipment immediately from these quotes or opt to wait for auction bids, similar to eBay’s ‘buy it now’ feature.[1] HistoryCEO and founder Matthew Chasen developed the business plan for uShip while enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business with co-founders Jay Manickam and Mickey Millsap.[2] In 2004, the uShip team competed in several business competitions, winning first prize at the University of North Texas, and runner-up at the Venture Labs Investment Competition (formerly the US MOOT Corp Competition) in 2004.[3] Shortly thereafter, uShip.com was launched in the United States and received funding from Benchmark Capital in 2005.[4] In 2012, uShip became the subject of a reality television series aired by A&E known as Shipping Wars, which follows a group of independent shippers who compete to bid on and deliver shipments through uShip.[5] uShip has developed a Shipping Price Estimator which provides estimates for transport services based on a weighted average of similar goods transported over similar distances on the uShip marketplace.[6] PartnershipsIn 2009, uShip entered a partnership with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest auctioneer of heavy equipment, to provide real-time estimates and quotes for transportation of industrial equipment and vehicles being sold at auctions.[7] In 2011, eBay Motors began incorporating uShip's Shipping Price Estimator as a vehicle shipping option within all of its U.S. auto, motorcycle and power sports listings.[8] Awards and recognition
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References1. ^{{cite web | last = Mangalindan | first = Mylene | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Consumers Buy Furniture, Even Refrigerators on the Internet | work = | publisher = Wall Street Journal | date = 2003-03-23 | url = http://www.realestatejournal.com/homegarden/20060323-mangalindan.html) | doi = | accessdate = 2009-05-08}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=Alsever|first=Jennifer|title=A $6 Million Cargo Cult|url=http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/07/smallbusiness/uship_cargo_cult/index.htm|accessdate=11 April 2012|publisher=CNN}} 3. ^http://blogs.mccombs.utexas.edu/magazine/2008/05/01/moot-corp-celebrates-25-years/ 4. ^{{cite web | last = Giselle | first = Greenwood | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Online shipping startup receives funding | work = | publisher = Austin Business Journal | date = 2005-06-24 | url = http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2005/06/20/daily43.html| doi = | accessdate = 2009-05-08}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Austin’s uShip takes its act to TV|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/01/09/austins-uship-takes-its-act-to-tv.html|publisher=Austin Business Journal|accessdate=27 October 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web|last=Steiner|first=Ina|title=uShip Launches Shipping Price Estimator|url=http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m12/i12/s02|publisher=AuctionBytes|accessdate=11 April 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Ritchie Bros. Partners with uShip to Offer Quotes |work=GX |publisher=Forester Media |date=2009-02-16 |url=http://www.gradingandexcavation.com/the-latest/ritchie-bros.-uship.aspx |doi= |accessdate=2009-06-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526025005/http://www.gradingandexcavation.com/the-latest/ritchie-bros.-uship.aspx |archivedate=May 26, 2009 }} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Shipping Marketplace uShip Is Now Integrated with eBay Motors|url=http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m02/i08/s04|publisher=AuctionBytes|accessdate=11 April 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.austinchamber.com/membership/events/signature-events/business-awards-archive.php|title=Signature Events : Events : Membership : The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce|work=austinchamber.com|accessdate=4 December 2014}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=uShip Company Profile – Inc. 500|url=http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/uship|work=Inc.}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Red Herring Top 100 North America|url=http://www.redherring.com/red-herring-americas/2010-red-herring-top-100-north-america/}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://topworkplaces.statesman.com/|title=Austin Top Workplaces|last=|first=|date=|work=Austin Statesman|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} External links
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