uShip: An Independent Trucker's Dream

Independence--it is the reason many truckers pursue their career field. The joys of being free from office life and meddlesome bosses make trucking a great career for many. However, a major problem exists for some truck drivers: large companies.

Many of America's largest trucking firms treat their workers as a collective whole rather than distinct individuals. The result is poor employee treatment, minimal pay, and few benefits. This is not the case for all trucking companies, but some have built their reputation on size rather than service.

To combat this problem, many trucking firms offer owner or lease-operator programs that allow truckers to purchase or lease their own vehicles and subsequently, their own businesses. Still, many of these programs do not possess the potential of owning one's own trucking firm.

There is a company that is changing the trucking world one load at a time: uShip. Simply put, uShip is the mother of all load boards. With thousands of loads to choose from, uShip allows you as the driver to compete with other companies to haul various goods. Featured on A&E's Shipping Wars, uShip is actually the largest load board in the world.

The beauty of uShip's service is that you can haul as much or as little as you want. In the owner-operator world, your company decides where, what, and when you haul your cargo, but on uShip, you decide all these factors.

Imagine for a moment that you have won a bid for a load of engine parts that must be shipped from Austin, Texas to Macon, Georgia. In between these destinations are a variety of loads including a forklift that needs to get to Tennessee, a chopper bike heading to Florida, and a trailer converter dolly on the way to Florida. On uShip, you have the ability to win bids on all these allegorical loads and haul them to their individual destinations.

As long as all your loads can fit in your trailer, uShip allows you to haul as many as you can win the bid for. With this in mind, uShip allows you to have even more independence than an owner-operator. You decide what you haul, where you haul it, and what you see along the way. Of course, success is not guaranteed on uShip, but the possibility of great earnings is readily apparent.

And if you happen to be an owner-operator looking for more loads, uShip is an excellent method to earn money between jobs or as a job itself. Have a look, and see what you can do for uShip's clients and what uShip can do for you.