In today’s instant gratification, on-demand society, innovators in the shipping industry are turning to technology and non-traditional approaches to meet the needs of consumers.
One of those leading the innovation is Roadie, a peer-to-peer shipping community that enables same day, next day and even weekend delivery all via mobile app. By tapping into the more than one billion square feet of excess capacity in passenger vehicles already on the road, Roadie is bringing disruptive innovation to the $90 billion shipping industry. The service connects people with stuff to send with drivers heading in the right direction. Roadie’s model enables efficient, low cost delivery for senders and rewards drivers for trips they were already taking. It’s quickly becoming the go-to delivery solution for large, awkward or delicate items. From patio furniture to pets, Roadie makes ‘out-of-the box’ delivery as easy and convenient as ordering a pizza.
“Roadie has become the single best way to send hard-to-transport items,” founder and CEO Marc Gorlin said. “Since our launch in 2015, we’ve learned a lot about market demand and how to tap into existing travel patterns in order to meet that demand in an easy, cost-effective manner.”
Launched in January of 2015 in the Southeast, Roadie quickly grew in popularity and soon encompassed all fifty states.
Roadie was founded on the southern hospitality notion of neighbors helping neighbors. The idea struck founder Marc Gorlin one day when he needed a couple boxes of custom tile from a warehouse a few hours away to finish a bathroom renovation, and had no economical or practical way of getting them the same day. He started to think, there’s always someone going somewhere, surely someone who was already headed in that direction would be willing to transport a couple boxes of tile for him. A light bulb went off and Roadie was born.
Not only a smart solution to save on shipping costs, Roadie is an ecofriendly way to use resources already on the road. The service is also becoming popular with local small business, as an affordable way to diver goods to their customers.
Both the sender and receiver can track deliveries in real-time via smartphone and goods are automatically protected up to $500 with the option to purchase additional coverage up to $10,000.
The Roadie app is available for download in the iTunes Store and on Google Play. To learn more about the world’s first neighbor-to-neighbor shipping network, visit www.roadie.com.
