there are many apps in the market for ride-sharing (car pool, van pool, etc). the availability of such apps have enabled commuters to coordinate their trips, saving money, reducing traffic on roads and ultimately making a positive impact on the environment. the idea ume haul is a further extension of the concept and is dedicated for buyers\/sellers to share a uhaul truck to transport their purchases.<\/p>\n
rationale:
\nmany people buy furniture (sofas, tables, beds, etc) locally on sites like craiglist. they need trucks like “uhaul” to transport their purchased items to their home. typically, they need a truck for just a couple of hours to haul. but they need to rent a truck for the whole day which typically costs about $30. this adds additional cost to their purchase and is a well appreciated limiting factor by both buyers and sellers. more often than not this limitation negatively impacts such transactions.<\/p>\n
idea:
\nthe app enables people to connect and coordinate with other people who are interested in renting a uhaul. the app enables people to calculate the available space based on the stuff each one needs.\u00a0based on the space needed for the ume haul consumers, the app will suggest a suitable truck.\u00a0ume haul enables consumers to connect with uhaul me service provider to rent the truck.\u00a0finally, the app calculates payment to be made by each person.<\/p>\n
benefits:
\nume haul availability encourages more sellers and buyers leading to more transactions resulting in more resuse of materials. this will have a great green impact.\u00a0coordinated uhaul transport will also have a measurable positive economic and environmental impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
there are many apps in the market for ride-sharing (car pool, van pool, etc). the availability of such apps have enabled commuters to coordinate their trips, saving money, reducing traffic on roads and ultimately making a positive impact on the environment. the idea ume haul is a further extension of the concept and is dedicated…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9003,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4907,4895],"tags":[65,1875,2803,2804,4944,662],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-economics","category-transportation","tag-app","tag-green-cities","tag-mobile-app","tag-sharing","tag-soil-health","tag-transportation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n