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New on-demand offering Doft connects freelance and owner-operator truckers with shipping services in under two minutes. The platform has also secured $500,000 in funding
Silicon Valley, CA - Doft, a new solution aimed at helping America's 400,000 or so freelance and owner-operator truckers find work, announces its official nationwide launch. Targeting a market worth $80 billion, Doft - which stands for 'do freight transportation' - has set its sights on being the first Uber-like service for trucks.
A technology startup is adding its name to the recent influx of on-demand freight matching services, saying its business specifically targets owner-operators.
Doft, which stands for 'do freight transportation,' launched this month and claims to connect trucks and shippers within minutes. Most of the drivers currently using Doft's service are in California, the company says, but it is available across the U.S.
US - The freight industry is currently in a state of flux as new technologies come on line to try and address issues with emissions and greater automation in the industry with autonomous road haulage vehicles and
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SILICON VALLEY, Calif. - Doft, a new solution aimed at helping America's 400,000 or so freelance and owner-operator truckers find work, has officially launched nationwide.
Targeting a market worth $80 billion, Doft - which stands for 'do freight transportation' - has set its sights on being the first Uber-like service for trucks.
Similar to ridesharing apps such as Uber and Lyft, Doft connects trucks and shippers within two minutes.
Although available across the U.S., many of Doft's current drivers are based in California.
Doft, a new solution aimed at helping America's 400,000 or so freelance and owner-operator truckers find work, announced its official nationwide launch. Targeting a market worth $80 billion, Doft - which stands for 'do freight transportation' - has set its sights on being the first Uber-like service for trucks.
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Doft es una startup fundada por dos compañeros de clase, ambos grandes empresarios con más de 10 años de experiencia en el mundo de la tecnología de la información. Sin embargo para hacernos una idea de qué se trata esta startup pues entonces imagina un Uber dedicado al transporte de mercancías para Estados Unidos.