{"id":1430,"date":"2017-03-06T13:33:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T21:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2022-11-18T04:01:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T12:01:38","slug":"freight-industry-uberized-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-industry-uberized-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The Freight Industry is Uberized in North America!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freightera Logistics<\/a> is the first marketplace that connects manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers to road transport companies of all sizes who still have space in their trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in May 2014 by Zhenya Beck and Eric Beckwitt in Vancouver, Freightera has already raised $ 2.3M, with 70 investors from Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach.<\/p>\n<p>The start-up already has more than 3,400 customers, including Coca-Cola and Air Canada, and employs about 20 people.<\/p>\n<p>For users, it has never been simpler to get a quote to send your merchandise anywhere in Canada and the USA. 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