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DB Schenker signs high-tech uShip to take on freight brokerage job
GERMANY's DB Schenker has bought European rights to uShip transport management software to capitalise on e-commerce now instead of setting up its own system later.
Since 2004, the uShip platform has handled US$750 million in sales, from which it takes a small percentage, reports New York's Air Cargo World.
The two companies signed a five-year deal that uShip's chief marketing officer Dick Metzler explained as a way for "uShip to support their brokerage business in terms of managing third-party carriers".
DB Schenker said it plans to use uShip's freight brokerage platform to connect shippers and trucking companies in Europe.
As e-commerce disrupts traditional supply chains, large logistics firms are increasingly turning to technology firms to streamline handling of more smaller and diverse shipments.
Using an eBay-like platform, uShip connects senders with shippers, which eliminates the need for DB Schenker to develop a costly and time-consuming in-house alternative.
Since 2004, the uShip platform has handled US$750 million in sales, from which it takes a small percentage, reports New York's Air Cargo World.
The two companies signed a five-year deal that uShip's chief marketing officer Dick Metzler explained as a way for "uShip to support their brokerage business in terms of managing third-party carriers".
DB Schenker said it plans to use uShip's freight brokerage platform to connect shippers and trucking companies in Europe.
As e-commerce disrupts traditional supply chains, large logistics firms are increasingly turning to technology firms to streamline handling of more smaller and diverse shipments.
Using an eBay-like platform, uShip connects senders with shippers, which eliminates the need for DB Schenker to develop a costly and time-consuming in-house alternative.
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