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Follow on Google News |  uShip Survey: UK Couriers’ Mobile Dependence Surges 70 PercentMobile Study Finds UK Delivery Companies Adopting Smartphones, Apps, Social Media on Mobile Devices More Quickly than Other European Transporters
By: Amar Patel Mobile Study Finds UK Delivery Companies Adopting Smartphones, Apps, Social Media on Mobile Devices More Quickly than Other European Transporters London – 02/10/2012 – Perhaps no other segment of the U.K. labour force is more reliant on mobile technology than couriers and drivers of the 3.24 million delivery vans. In fact, a recent survey of UK delivery companies on uShip, the online transport marketplace, confirmed couriers’ growing dependence on mobile phones, apps and wireless services when running their businesses: 7 in 10 conducted more business on their mobile phones in 2011 compared to 2010. Further, 55 percent expect to increase their mobile phone usage for business in 2012. Starting today, uShip just made that dependence easier. With the latest uShip application (or "app") for iPhone and Android smartphones, UK transporters on uShip can discover new business while on the road, no matter where they are in the U.K. Based on a transporter’ uShip’s mobile study also revealed that transporters in the UK are also ahead of the game in other areas of mobile usage and adoption: • 75% purchased their current phone within the last two years (vs. 65% of U.S. transporters) • 46% have downloaded an “app” on their smartphone (vs. 33% of German transporters and 16% of French transporters) • 23% use their mobile phone for social media, such as Twitter or Facebook (vs. 6% of German transporters) “Clearly, adoption of mobile technology, smartphones and applications by transporters is quickly becoming a necessity and moving into the palm of their hands,” said Lupo Westerhuis, General Manager, uShip Europe. “Through uShip’s mobile app, transporters now have an easier way to find business while on the road and fill the empty miles that reduce their profit margins.” The survey parallels a recent Google study that showed mobile phone users in the UK are adopting smartphones over feature phones faster than their counterparts in the US, Germany and France. http://services.google.com/ *A survey of 8508 transporters on uShip UK was conducted in December 2011, and reflects respondents’ About uShip uShip helps relieve the stress and high cost of moving hard-to-ship items, such as cars, furniture, pianos, boats, freight, heavy equipment, and more. As the first and largest online transport marketplace, uShip connects people and businesses with feedback-rated transporters. Carriers place competitive bids to win business, often filling extra space in their trucks and saving customers an average of 50 percent. The uShip marketplace has attracted nearly 162 ($250) million GBP in business transactions, more than one million shipping customers, 225,000 service providers, and two million listings. Launched in 2004, uShip operates globally with localized functionality in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, The Netherlands, Austria, the United States, Canada, and Australia. http://www.uship.com/ Media contact: uShip Europe BV Amar Patel Rokin 75, 1012 KL Amsterdam, NL E-Mail: Tel: +44 (0) 208 123 5154 # # # uShip is the World's first and largest online Transport Marketplace. With hundreds of thousands of couriers, hauliers and transport companies, operating in over 120 countries. Providing affordable delivery solutions in a reverse auction format. End
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