CitizenShipper Contents History Reviews References External links Navigation menulink to itrelated articlesFind link toolwww.citizenshipper.com"Click to Connect: CitizenShipper.com connects you with customers (and fills your empty cargo space)""With CitizenShipper, everyone is a potential courier service""Package Delivery Gains Citizen Shippers"the original"FAF2 Freight Traffic Analysis"the originalWork Zone Road User Costs - Concepts and Applications"Escrow.com Adds Security to Moving and Shipping Transactions: Payment option protects consumers and shippers from fraud"the original"Cheap and Green Shipping Service — CitizenShipper""CitizenShipper: Green Shipping""Startup CitizenShipper Crosses 42k Users Threshold Helping Drivers Get Hot Shot Loads and Streamlining Online Shipping""Shipping Marketplace CitizenShipper.com Releases a New Tool Streamlining Shipping for eBay Members"the original"Shipping Marketplace CitizenShipper.com Releases a New Tool Streamlining Shipping for eBay Members"the original"How Does It Work?"Official website

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CitizenShipper
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Online auction
Founded2008 (2008)
Headquarters
Longview, Texas; Broomfield, Colorado
Area servedNorth America
IndustryTransportation
Websitewww.citizenshipper.com
LaunchedJuly 2008

CitizenShipper is an American online auction-based peer-to-peer shipping marketplace, which aims to connect shipping customers with couriers and transport providers, especially citizens already driving the customers' routes anyway.[1][2] The company matches "citizen shippers" to couriers and drivers who bid on the right to fulfill contracts.[1][3]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Reviews


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




History


Physicist Richard Obousy founded CitizenShipper in 2008, citing both high gas prices and U.S. Department of Transportation figures suggesting empty trucks account for 29% of single-unit truck traffic.[4][5][6]


The company's website is designed to match people who need items shipped economically to certain locations with people already traveling in those directions, thus reducing overall carbon emissions.[3][5] Obousy believes clients "can make a significant impact on reducing the country's carbon footprint."[7] The website reached 10,000 members in 2010,[6] and had served more than 42,000 members by 2013.[2][5][8] CitizenShipper is available internationally and now has drivers in all 50 U.S. states and in Canada.[2][3][7]


In February 2013, Escrow.com became the exclusive escrow provider and preferred payment method for the company's site, pursuant to a partnership agreement.[5] Later that year, the company developed an eBay-certified application that allows eBay purchasers to see bids from CitizenShipper transport providers.[9] Single Source Services provides background checks of "citizen couriers" upon request.[10]



Reviews


According to Courier Magazine, CitizenShipper claimed to have had zero complaints of lost or damaged shipments or of unpaid drivers during its first three years of operation. Obousy attributed this to staff listening to "every suggestion and request from every member".[1][10] Significant cost savings over FedEx and UPS have been reported.[5][6][10]


Mother Earth News stated that shipping "could be both environmentally-friendly and easier on your pocketbook .... The green shipping service is free and offered worldwide to reduce the need for inefficient delivery vehicles."[7]Clean technology blog CleanTechnica said, "Shipping ... in a vehicle that is being underutilized helps greatly to reduce greenhouse gases .... [CitizenShipper] looks like it would get you the cheapest and one of the greenest deals out there."[6]



References




  1. ^ abc Kellogg, Gina (4 Mar 2011). "Click to Connect: CitizenShipper.com connects you with customers (and fills your empty cargo space)". Courier Magazine. pp. 18–20..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ abc O'Donnell, Mike (11 Apr 2013). "With CitizenShipper, everyone is a potential courier service". Opinion & Analysis. BusinessDay. Fairfax Media.


  3. ^ abc Danigelis, Alyssa (23 Feb 2010). "Package Delivery Gains Citizen Shippers". Tech and Gadgets News. Discovery News. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.


  4. ^ Alam, Maks; Fekpe, Edward; Majed, Mohammed (27 June 2007). "FAF2 Freight Traffic Analysis". Federal Highway Administration Office of Freight Management and Operations. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014. In "2.2.2.5 Cost of Freight Inventory Delay". Work Zone Road User Costs - Concepts and Applications (FHWA-HOP–12-005). Table 7. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations. December 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014.CS1 maint: others (link)


  5. ^ abcde Staff (26 Feb 2013). "Escrow.com Adds Security to Moving and Shipping Transactions: Payment option protects consumers and shippers from fraud". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 26 Feb 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.


  6. ^ abcd Shahan, Zachary (1 May 2010). "Cheap and Green Shipping Service — CitizenShipper". Transport. CleanTechnica. Sustainable Enterprises Media, Inc. Retrieved 26 May 2014.


  7. ^ abc Rosner, Sean (Oct 2009). "CitizenShipper: Green Shipping". Mother Earth News. Retrieved 26 May 2014. An old idea is new again with a green shipping twist: the CitizenShipper website connects people who need items shipped somewhere with people who are already traveling in that direction, potentially lowering greenhouse gas emissions.


  8. ^ General Sources (28 Jun 2013). "Startup CitizenShipper Crosses 42k Users Threshold Helping Drivers Get Hot Shot Loads and Streamlining Online Shipping". Malaysia Sun. Retrieved 4 Jul 2014.


  9. ^ General Sources (2 Apr 2013). "Shipping Marketplace CitizenShipper.com Releases a New Tool Streamlining Shipping for eBay Members". Malaysia Sun. Archived from the original on 2 Apr 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014. Reprinted, "Shipping Marketplace CitizenShipper.com Releases a New Tool Streamlining Shipping for eBay Members" (Press release). Central Lift Maintenance Group. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 4 Jul 2014.


  10. ^ abc "How Does It Work?". CitizenShipper. Retrieved 26 May 2014.



External links


  • Official website

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