In 2017, the U.S. trucking industry generated total revenue of $700Bn. A good 84% of the freight is moved around by the trucks.

If reports are to believed, then the trucking industry takes up almost 39Bn gallons of diesel fuel to transport the freight. Trucking is an important and valuable asset for the logistics industry, and it is the one that runs the U.S. logistics.

With the eCommerce industry and top players in retail offering same-day deliveries and improving the efficiency of their supply chain, it has become all the more important for the trucking industry to survive amidst competition by differentiating its offering.

Flock Freight offers a full truckload service. It has been offering its service in the stealth mode for a while now and has finally come out offering a better and efficient supply chain and improving the distribution. In fact, it supports the hub and spoke model and offers better services to the shippers.

Recently, the company raised $50Mn in funding. With this funding, the company aims to improve the way the smaller load is moved around. With this funding, they can get smaller orders delivered efficiently. The idea was to carpool with the small and mid-sized trucking companies and connect these companies with the shippers.

The idea is to collect the freight from different shippers, use the trucking service and optimize the delivery route for a good amount of fuel and cost-saving. The shippers are charged for the space they use, and this works for the company.

Some details about Flock Freight

• The company was formed with the single vision of eliminating waste and increasing efficiency within the freight industry
• They have reinvented trucking by using a single full-load truck and optimizing the delivery route accordingly, instead of taking smaller trucks in more quantity
• The company uses freight logistics technology that is different and customized
• There are 10k+ active carrier network and over 1000+ shippers
• They offer a single marketplace for the shippers and carriers by guaranteeing delivery and the whole app is pretty effective and easy to use. 

If you are planning to develop an efficient app that can resolve all the troubles you are facing in the trucking industry, then you need to plan the app well.

Here, we will take you through the solutions and features that you need to consider.

Reasons for a Trucking App

• The first reason to think of developing an Uber for freight app would be to offer a complete end-to-end solution for all the transportation management activities. This will enhance the whole experience for the trucking industry. It will cut down the spending on logistics and make it more manageable and efficient. The process will be simplified and the entire paperwork, as well as costs, will be reduced. With the app, you can manage the inventory and ensure tracking in real-time. You can easily know the trucker who will be on duty and manage their entry and exit through biometrics connected to the app. Last-mile deliveries, optimizing route and even managing logistics during emergency situations can be handled through the app
• The Freight app can help with last-mile deliveries for a number of industries, which in turn can help with the expansion of the business. it will not just help you improve your core, but also enhance the way you work and the kind of efficiency you offer. From managing the bookings to handling the dispatches, the Uber app will be responsible for almost all the work related to logistics and trucking
• You will be able to help and support your customers through the app directly. In case they want to share their feedback, they can do so with the app. The app will also allow them to share their concerns, ask their queries and seek immediate support from the business support team.

Features to Introduce in your Freight App

• The Login Screen: The user should be able to login or register with ease, and minimal learning curve. The login screen should be there for both the driver and the shipper app. You can use the social media accounts to allow easy and fast registrations. The account will give out complete details of the user and make the registration smooth for them
• Bookings: Scheduling a freight or booking the shipping should be easy. It should be akin to booking the cab. You should book the carrier for a particular date and time. In case your choice of carrier is unavailable, you can either make the booking for another date or choose another carrier
• The vehicles: The shippers should be able to choose the vehicle. This will be dependent on the type of commodity, the weight and the size of the cargo. Once you enter the details, the app should show the types of vehicles you can choose from
• Tracking the Fleet: The shipper should be able to track the vehicle driving their shipment with ease. It should be available in real-time. this tracking will enable the shippers to know when the cargo is likely to be delivered. 
• In-app Payments: This feature will enable the shippers to pay for the logistics in real-time and will offer them the facility of going cashless. You will need to choose a safe and secure payment gateway that will help in managing the payments
• Ratings and Reviews: It is important that both the shippers and the carriers be able to view the ratings and review. It is an important factor in making the choice

In the case of carriers, there are a few features that will enhance the experience

• Request Approval: The carrier should be allowed to accept or reject the request for the shipment. 
• Sorting: The carrier should be able to sort the different shipment based on their schedule, pickup location and cargo type
• Route Optimization: If the deliveries are along the same route, the carrier should be able to optimize the route to save the fuel and manage all the deliveries on the same day

Apart from these must-have features, the app should also have features that can help align the shipment schedules and make sure the shipment is not mixed up. 

Summing Up

Coruscate understands how deep the trucking industry is, and has a clear idea of how to go about the solution without compromising on the requirements, the ideal solution or the quality. We have experience of delivering on-demand freight app development San Diego solutions, after thoroughly validating the solution and identifying the solution to the problem we aim to clear.

We have a defined process that makes development easy and effective. Our team is passionate about serving solutions that are clearly designed with intuitive interfaces and usable approaches. We aim to deliver experiential solutions.

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Uber clone script with some groundbreaking features is still a luxury, not because of the cost but because of the nonavailability in the market. To save money and to launch the business quickly, many entrepreneurs prefer to go for basic taxi app development and soon become the victim of the low customer acquisition rate.

Since a few entrepreneurs are being more partial to basic taxi apps, taxi app development companies are also not wasting resources and time to develop unique Uber clone script which offers ultimate convenience and user experience to both riders and drivers.

However, Coruscate has already been committed to bringing innovation in the taxi app. Thus, we have figured out and implemented a few rare features which are already there in the native Uber app, but no one is talking about it. Most importantly, we are offering all those rare features along with common features in the Uber clone app at the one time cost of $10000 or less.

Check a quick demo of our Uber clone taxi app:

Features we provide with our Uber Clone script:

The following are those 4 rare features of Uber native app which we have added in our Uber clone script.

Uber Beacon

 
What it is? & Why it’s important?

Uber Beacon lets a rider identify his driver in the crowded space. Here is how: From the app itself, while booking the ride, riders can select any color from the available 24-bit RGB colors. This selected color is now transmitted to his matched driver’s app and via Bluetooth of the driver phone, the command is transmitted to an Uber’s ‘Beacon’ device and it glows in a color chosen by the rider. Since the beacon device is installed on the windscreen of the car, a rider can easily see it and easily identify his driver.

» Usability

Both for drivers and riders, the pick-up has always been difficult, especially when the pick-up spot is somewhere near crowded places like markets, stadiums and event locations. Not only physical factors but sometimes technical factors are also affecting the actualizing of painless pick-up. And this misshape often results in poor user experience.

With the Uber Beacon feature which looks very unique yet simple, the rider can identify the driver without making too many calls and SMSs. All a rider has to do is, choosing a color and identifying the car having the same color in its Uber Beacon device.

How does Coruscate bring it to life?

 
To actualize the Uber Beacon like feature into Uber clone script, we have reengineered the driver app because the driver app is more responsible for it than the rider app. We have written a dedicated code that handles the Bluetooth connectivity and communication between the driver app and a rider app. We have also tested the features with Uber Beacon like hardware.

Here, it is worth mentioning that Uber Beacon like hardware which should be equipped with Bluetooth technology costs you less than $20.

Driver and rider centric ride cancellation

 
What is it?

Ride cancellation is very common, so does the after ride cancellation troubles, especially related to a cancellation fee. Thus, Uber has introduced a two-sided cancellation process to make sure neither riders nor drivers have to pay unnecessary penalties for ride cancellation. For that, they have defined two scenarios.

» If a rider cancels the ride

Uber sees ‘ride cancellation from the rider side’ in two well-defined sub-scenarios. If the rider cancels the ride within 5 minutes of ride-booking, Uber does not charge him a cancellation fee. But if a rider cancels the ride more than 5 minutes after requesting the ride and if the driver is running on the time (which is by the way assured by the algorithms), Uber charges rider a cancellation fee and the driver earns between $5 and $10, based on the types of the account he owns.

» If a driver cancels the ride

» This scenario has two sub-scenarios too.

When a driver cancels the request after accepting it, the app automatically finds another nearest driver to make sure riders get service on time. Meanwhile, the driver who has canceled the ride after accepting it is now able to see a significant rise in his cancellation rate. Uber tracks this rate and if it exceeds the certain limit (around 10%), the app sends him the warning. And if it continues to climb, Uber may deactivate the account.

» And the most complex cancellation process is here:

If a driver reaches pick-up location on-time and the rider does not show up, the Uber app allows the driver to start a 5-minute countdown. During this time, the app sends several notifications to the rider and also verifies whether a driver is actually there near the pick-up location or not. If rider does not show up in 5 minutes and the app successfully detects the driver near the pick-up location, the driver can cancel the ride. Not only this, the app takes a cancellation fee from the rider and deposits it in driver’s earning.

How does Coruscate bring it to life?

 
Needless to say, the whole cancellation process highly depends on a well-written algorithm. Our ride canceling algorithm works similar to Uber’s. It verifies the driver’s location, notifies the rider, charges a cancellation fee and updates the drivers’ cancellation rate and other relevant information.

Instant driver identity

 
What it is?

Instant driver identity is the feature in both Uber and UberEats apps which asks drivers to verify their identity by taking a selfie from the app itself. The app usually asks drivers to prove their identity after every 2 to 4 online sessions or if the app detects any unusual user activity. A driver is only allowed to be online if his selfie has some similarities with his uploaded profit photo.

» Usability

Riders have reported many fake Uber drivers who are running Uber taxi under the Uber account of their friends and relatives. The situation was so severe that a few Uber drivers were selling their Uber accounts to the people who do not have sufficient documents to be Uber partner.

Though in most of the cases, their major goal behind wearing a fake identity has always been earning more money, Uber has been considering this as a major threat to riders. So, it became an urgency for Uber to prevent such fake drivers from using the Uber driver app.

Thanks to the instant driver identity feature, Uber can now make sure that only registered drivers can provide taxi service to users. Uber has also added a feature in the rider app which enables riders to report the fake driver.

How does Coruscate bring it to life?

 
Just like the other two features, we have used a well-written algorithm for this feature too. However, the major catch here is, this time we have used a machine learning algorithm that matches the selfie of the driver with his profile picture precisely. Our machine learning algorithm learns by itself and improves its matching capabilities with new data and time.

Data-driven driver matching

 
What is it?

When a rider books the ride, Uber’s matching algorithm does not simply allocate the nearest available driver to the rider, but it examines factors like weather, traffic, one-way streets, bridges, drivers’ rating, and their cancellation rate and finds the ‘perfect’ driver who can pick up the rider in the least possible time.

» Usability

Because of many factors, many times a driver who is just a few blocks away from the rider cannot pick him up faster than a driver who is a bit far away. With Uber’s AI-based matching algorithm, Uber now does not give priority to the driver who is ‘nearest’, but to the driver who is ‘fastest’. This new matching algorithm is helping both drivers and riders by saving their time.

How does Coruscate bring it to life?

 
Being a top taxi app development company, we understand the importance of AI and machine learning techniques. Thus, we accommodate a dedicated team of data scientists and AI engineers whose only job is giving the exceptional ability to business logic in order to complete a task efficiently. For us, they have written and successfully implemented many AI and machine learning-based matching algorithms that work similarly to Uber’s. Our all matching algorithms are customizable which we usually customize after studying the market and users’ needs of our client’s business operational area.

To get the demo of the Uber-like taxi app, feel free to contact us. We provide both custom-built and clone version of the taxi app with all rare features we have discussed in this blog. We, being the top taxi app development company, will become your business strategic partner and our very well-schooled business experts and research fellows will help you to dominate every market you are planning to jump in.

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Yandex.Taxi is an international technology company operating in ride-hailing and food tech businesses. It is a company that builds intelligent products and services powered by AI and machine learning. Yandex. Taxi merged with Uber in February 2018. It created a new private company called MLU B.V. incorporated in the Netherlands. Yandex.taxi was launched in Moscow, Russia in 2011. The service was introduced as a mobile app for Android as well as iOS.

Success Key of Yandex to keep in mind while developing you own yandex like taxi app

The ride-hailing service is a key business for Yandex apart from its other businesses. It is operating under a brand name ‘Yango’. Yango has been used and experienced by more than 36 million people since its launch. It has a network of more than 400,000 drivers connected to its channel. It also provides an on-demand food delivery service under the name Yandex.eats and meal kit service. The users can access the food delivery and taxi booking services through apps available.

Yandex ride sharing operated in 15 countries across the globe. Yandex taxi is operating in more than 300 large cities in Russia. Other countries where Yandex is active are Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Serbia, Israel, Ivory Coast, and Finland. In Israel, Ivory Coast and Finland, it is better known by its name as Yango.

The Yandex ride sharing have their own mapping, routing and navigation technologies. They also have a machine learning based order distribution system. They claim that their combination reduces the wastage of time for the drivers while just looking out for passengers as the passengers themselves book a taxi on-demand. The system also eliminates the waiting time of drivers and passengers for each other and makes it easier for the drivers to take drop them to their destination. All these factors help in reducing the cost of hiring a cab.

According to the mentioned figures on their website, the taxi segment has approximately $400 million in cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet. Yandex has seen a drastic 355% year-over-year growth in their revenues an the number of rides also increased by 178%.

Here is a chart showing the ranking of Yandex app in Russia in the travel category.

Another chart from Finland shows the Yandex app ranking as 12th in the travel category. Yandex is popular as Yango in Finland.

Another graph from App Annie based on the US ranking of Yandex taxi growth.

Autonomous vehicles:

Yandex introduced the driverless cars project in 2017. The development of the autonomous vehicle system started in 2016 and was tested on roads since December 2017. Yandex implemented this technology into their system to make travel safer and accessible to everyone.

Autonomous vehicles are safe vehicles. They do not require any human driver to operate. So, the passengers are directly transported to their destination by a system that does not get tired at all. There is no risk of distracted driving and the system is aware of all of its surroundings in 360 degrees. It detects the details that even the most experienced human drivers miss out.

In January 2019, Yandex’s autonomous self-driving car was seen navigating on the public streets of Las Vegas during 2019. These cars did not have an operator behind the steering wheel. The car was safely delivered to many of the passengers from the Hard Rock Hotel and casino to show their latest advancements in the self-driven technology. They also demonstrated the scalability to operate the vehicle with the latest arising traffic conditions in Las Vegas.

Yandex team retrofitted an array of radars, lidars, and cameras on the car which help in interpreting the world around it. Radars are located in the front and rear bumpers whereas the lidars are on the roof. There are five cameras mounted on the car to capture a 360-degree video. The sensors can identify the objects within a 200-meter radius. There is a custom-built computer that sits inside the car running on software. Passengers can track their car in real-time and on the high-definition map of the streets.

Robo-taxi programs:

Yandex launched Europe’s first autonomous ride-hailing service in the tech hub of Innopolis in Russia. This was the first step towards integrated self-driving cars and first Robo-taxi in Europe. This is a critical step in the proliferation of self-driving technology and people are accepting the technology as a part of their daily lives. There have been 2300 robo-taxis passenger rides between the service locations even in the winter months.

Here is a graph showing the increased revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for Yandex taxi.

Cost of development for Taxi booking app:

A basic taxi booking app has some common features like the three modules- user module, driver module, and admin module.

If you wish to start with MVP/Demo, here is a price chart for your basic taxi booking app.

Learn more about how our taxi booking app development process works here.

If you wish to add some other features using the AI and machine learning technology and IoT, the price and time required to build the app differs.

Looking at the current business scenarios of taxi booking services, we can conclude safely that the future of taxi booking app depends on the IoT and machine learning technology. The more you provide your target audience with ease, the more the chances for you to stay in the competition.

At Coruscate, we have developed many taxi booking apps successfully. Our team of researchers is coming up with new ideas every day regarding the features of the taxi booking apps. Connect with us to discuss in detail regarding your personalized app and the scope of AI and IoT in this sector. You can even ask for a free demo through the contact us form.

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The below chart shows that people choose Uber, Gett, and other such ride-hailing apps over the regular taxis. In New York, the ride-sharing cabs can be seen more whereas the city’s green and yellow cabs on the streets are steadily declining.

For people in taxi businesses, having an app and entering the ride-hailing platform is a must. Want to know how a taxi app startup grows? Read on about Gett.

Gett app

One such company which has made it big and has given tough competition to Uber itself is Gett which was formerly known as GetTaxi. It is an Israeli on-demand mobility company. It connects customers with transportation, goods, and services. The taxies can be booked through a company website or the GPS-based smartphone app.

The Gett app was founded by entrepreneurs from Israel Shahar Waiser and Roi More. Waiser got the idea of the development of a taxi app when he was waiting for 30 minutes at an airport in Palo Alto, California. He launched the beta version in Hebrew which started operating in Tel Aviv. After two years of successful driving, the service was launched in London in 2011.

In 2012, Gett expanded to Moscow and opened its first USA office in New York with an aim to revolutionize the NYC taxi experience. By June 2012, the company had raised more than $30 million.

The Gett taxi has a unique revenue model which varies from country to country. It includes one of the three models – to charge a monthly dispatch fees from drivers, charging a fee from drivers per ride or charge fees for corporate rides. Gett even planed splitting taxis with other users in the nearby area which is nothing but a share taxi feature in Uber.

Gett app is compatible with iPhone and Android platforms and is very popular in Israel, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Here is a chart showing top apps in Great Britain.

The Gett app has over 10 million downloads and is ranked 462 as of April 2019 according to a graph in Similarweb.

Another Graph from App Annie shows that Gett app is ranked 271 in the Travel category in the last week.

Idea behind Gett

There was a simple idea behind Gett app, they wanted to treat their drivers better in order to provide better services to the passengers. The Gett company has set its quality standards and has very best drivers. It is said to be Europe’s largest on-demand car service by looking at its revenues. Gett is a global leader in the corporate on-demand transportation market and it’s business solutions enable the companies and riders to book rides and track their expenses worldwide through just a single platform.

More than 20000 companies are already using Gett in over 1000 cities and 56 countries. Gett’ sales are over $1 billion mobility per year and half of those sales are generated in NewYork and London. The lucrative B2B services that it produces has already made Gett the contribution margin profitable across each of its markets. It is on its way to becoming operationally profitable across the globe in Q1, 2019. $300 million of its funding Gett has received from the world’s number 1 car maker Volkswagen Group. In 2018, Gett got a “Unicorn” status and was valued at $1.4 billion.

How can you get funding for the uber like app or a taxi app? Find it out from Gett’s funding journey:

According to Crunchbase, till now, Gett had a total of 9 funding rounds and they had raised more than $693millions. The latest funding round was on 7th June 2018 which was a corporate round.

The number of investors which are funding Gett is 10 out of which there are 7 lead investors. The most recent investors are Volkswagen Group and Da Vinci Capital.

Gett has more than 163850 downloads in the last 30 days. The annual revenue of Gett is $50.5 million and it competes with Lyft, Uber, and MyTaxi.

Gett has acquired 3 organizations and the most recent being StreetSmart in August 2017. Gett had previously acquired one of its competitors in the ride-hailing business- Juno in 2017.

What should you consider for your uber like apps or taxi app development?

The basic taxi app consists of 3 main modules :

• User’s Application
• Driver’s Application
• Admin panel.

The table below shows the minimum hours required to build a taxi app for your business.

Since there is a lot more expected in the mobilization industry in the coming years, you have a lot of chances to dive in and explore this sector as your business opportunity. You need to check out the area before launching your taxi app anywhere. You must know the competitors and their business models in order to present the passengers with something new and exciting in order to grab their attention. You need something unique to present your target audience and grow your business.

With so many ride-hailing services around to confuse the daily commuters, you need to get them some really pocket-friendly rates and better services than others. Like Gett, you can also make sure that you care for your drivers who in turn will be caring for your passengers. Try to start from the locations where there is less competition and you can have an upper hand. Be confident, a startup can soon become an IPO.

We can help you build an amazing taxi app for your business that can attract the attention of more and more people with interesting features and user-friendly interface.

The cost of building a taxi app like Uber or Gett depends upon the features that one includes and the hours invested while building those features. Connect with us to discuss further regarding the taxi app development. We have entertained over 5000 taxi app development queries and have delivered more than 200+ successful apps.

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