drop and hook

Uber Freight takes innovative approach to drop and hook with Powerloop

Drop-and-hook services have become increasingly sought-after, meeting the evolving needs of shippers for flexible transportation solutions while also offering carriers enhanced efficiency and earning potential. Uber Freight’s drop-and-hook capacity solution, Powerloop, has seen explosive growth, with more than 10,000 carriers servicing more than 220,000 loads to date. In 2023 alone, the capacity program experienced a 30% increase in load volume. 

FreightWaves recently sat down with Uber Freight...

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Uber Freight extends Powerloop drop-and-hook network nationally

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Managed transportation provider Uber Freight announced Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show that it has expanded its drop-and-hook solution Powerloop nationally and enhanced its load bundling options, and that it’s utilizing new trailer technology to help shippers fight fraud.

Powerloop, first introduced in 2018, enables Uber Freight’s shippers to access over 1,000 dry van...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-extends-powerloop-drop-and-hook-network-nationally

Convoy: Any load can be drop-and-hook

Digital freight network introduces novel product when shippers need it

Wednesday morning Seattle-based digital freight network Convoy announced that it has begun allowing shippers to designate any tendered truckload shipment — secondary, spot, etc. — as “drop-and-hook” and use Convoy Go’s network of power-only carriers and 3,000 trailers to move their goods.

Convoy’s drop-and-hook program, Convoy Go, began with early pilots in 2017. Two years later, Convoy Go scaled nationally with enterprise...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/convoy-any-load-can-be-drop-and-hook

Drop-and-hook strategies — Great Quarter, Guys

Great Quarter Guys 11/17

Great Quarter, Guys is a podcast full of healthy debate between Andrew Cox and Seth Holm and on this episode they dive into the differences between drop-and-hook strategies in logistics. 

First on the debate slate is the classic segment, “You care or nah?” Cox starts off with the news of Tesla buying up some Bitcoin, which Cox says is “forward looking” for the company. Tesla is going to both accept Bitcoin as payment as well as use it as stored value. 

Target’s activewear line All In Motion has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drop-and-hook-strategies-great-quarter-guys

Predictive trailer routing among Convoy Go drop-and-hook program enhancements

Convoy Go drop and hook trailer program

First launched as a trial program in 2017 and expanded nationally in 2019, Convoy Go is growing yet again. The digital freight network’s drop-and-hook program is adding three significant enhancements the company believes will provide more value for shippers and carriers while reducing costs and empty miles and improving asset utilization.

“Supply chain teams prefer drop for its speed and simplicity, but traditional drop programs are rigid and don’t respond well to market volatility,” said Ziad...

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Baton’s ‘elastic trucking’ aims to eliminate wasted hours

It’s a fact that all drivers dread detention. Having to endure long wait times while your trailer is loaded or unloaded is arguably the most inefficient part of a trucker’s day. While the industry has benefited greatly from the latest advances in freight-tech, one San Francisco-based company provides truck drivers with an invaluable resource — giving back their time.

Andrew Berberick, co-founder of Baton, joined FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on this episode of “Fuller Speed Ahead” to discuss how...

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