Well, today, the accelerated growth of the social mobilization & the zealous maturity of the Ecommerce is catalysing the growth of the global logistics market like anything else. Moreover, Ecommerce has created infinite unique business opportunities, particularly for the trucks & all the players in the logistics industries.

Despite the sudden boom in the industry, all the players in the industry, especially the smaller ones, face a big problem – the supply seems to be coming short of the demand. And to fix things up – they need a solid platform like Uber for Tucking.

It gets remarkably difficult for smaller industrial units & houses to book a truck or any other logistics partner when they want to convey their good from one play to another. Hence, despite being very challenging, it comes as a vital business opportunity for some. Uber for trucking is a disruptive on-demand logistics marketplace which provides the truck owners & their customers seeking trucking services a solid platform to interact on.

On the other end, from the truck owner’s point of view, we can clearly see that not all the trucks are running all day long. Primarily when it comes to truck owners with smaller fleets – it gets very difficult for them to get some business. So with the help of an App, they’ll be able to get the most out of their assets.

Some Stats on Tucking Market

The overall global trucking market can be classified into two main segments:

• The movers & shakers market, which primarily caters the individual households
• The logistics market which caters to businesses.

Now, some real stats:

• By the year 2045, the total Us ton-miles of freight is expected to grow by 8.28 trillion
• The overall third-party logistics market (globally) is worth $800 billion
• The private sector warehouse construction has quadrupled from $7 billion to $29 billion, from 2012 to 2017

Uber for Trucking: An Introduction

For all the business proposition in the market, the Uber For Trucking can provide apt on-demand marketplace solutions. The Uber for Trucking can be a disruptive idea because it would allow the business owners to type all their requirements such as the dates, the weight of the goods along with the distance of transportation. Solely based on the data provided by the users, the tucking application will show the availability of the trucks available along with the prices of the same.

Hence, the business owners will be able t simply book their trucks & have their goods at their desired place, at their desired time.

Uber for Trucking: Business Model

• The Truck Owners: The truck’s owners in the market can be charged on a ‘Per Booking” basis. Hence, the commisson will go up as more and more trucks will get booked in the market.

• Fees From The Business Owners: There can be a monthly or yearly subscription plan for all those businesses which need the freight services on monthly bases. So, they can get themselves enrolled under the subscription package where they’ll be allowed to send a certain amount of goods every month, for a specified prepaid amount.
• Extra Fees For Large Freights: An extra fees can be charged form all businesses for whom extrane;ous freight services are arranged.
• Brand Promotions: Most of the trucks carry a lot of extra space, which can be optimally utilized for brand promotions. The app owners can partner will truck owners & use the space for branding purposes & the generated revenue can be shared.

Features

The Uber For Trucking like App can be loaded with features. Some of them are:

• For App Users:
• • Splash Screens
  • Home Screens
  • Carrier Details
  • Push Notifications
  • My Profile/My Bookings
  • Book Transport
  • Search Results
  • Mobile Number Verifications
  • Mobile Wallet integration
  • Language Localization
  • Support Chat

• For Truck Drivers:
  • Splash Screens
  • Dashboard
  • Traffic Weather Updates
  • Contact Admin
  • Contact Carriers
  • Roadside Assistance
  • Route Navigation
  • Settings
  • Start/Stop Trip
  • Language Localization
  • Manage Shipment
  • Login/Sign Up
  • Mileage Coupons
• For Carrier:
  • Landing Screen
  • Login/Sign In
  • Dashboard Analytics
  • Booking Requests
  • Manage Tariff
  • Customer Analytics
  • Push Notifications
  • Truck Detention
  • Live Tracking
  • Accept Contract
  • Manage Milage Coupons
  • Manage Vehicle
  • Register/  Sign Up
• For Admin:
• • Manage Partnership
  • Language Localization
  • Manage Forwarding Clearing/Insurance Agents

Resources Used &  Costing

Well, developing an On-Demand Trucking App is not a child’s play & to develop such an application you need a team of experts app developers, managers, business analysts & handful of creative UI/UX designers. On average you’ll need the following people:

• 2 UX Designers
• 1-2 Android Developers
• 1-2 iOS Developers
• 1 Backend Developer
• 1 Product Manager
• 1 Quality Analyst
• 1 Business Analyst

So, using all the people aforementioned to create a mobile application with all the features we mentioned above, the average cost for creating an Uber-Like Trucking App would be around  $30,000 for both iOS + Android + Web Services + Web Admin.

The market is already very competitive & if you’re planning to get an app developed, then we’d suggest you get it developed from the best. Initially, it might sound expensive, but in the long run, it is going to save you a lot of money & time. Goodluck.