On the Move Systems Corp. (OMVS) is considering expanding its upcoming, on-demand “Uber for trucking” platform to include a new shared economy app to enable truckers to purchase needed products and supplies during their local and cross-country hauls. The new app would give the innovative platform added functionality, power and versatility on top of its ability to wirelessly connect carriers with local, independent truckers, providing them a way to cost-effectively market their services.
Shared-economy companies with robust, option-rich mobile apps have seen their user bases grow tremendously whenever they add new features. Uber is but one success story in building a successful, shared economy mobile app. A more surprising one is Kohl’s Department Stores, which saw its mobile app user base grow by nearly 800 percent after it expanded the features it offered.
“Clearly the market wants dynamic, user-friendly and benefits-laden mobile apps that give them greater access to the shared economy,” said OMVS CEO Robert Wilson. “And companies that deliver them are rewarded with growing user bases. Giving truckers a way to buy needed products and supplies via our app on their smartphones should not only differentiate us but lead to a tremendous growth in our user base as well.”
OMVS’s upcoming, on-demand platform aims to take advantage of America’s rapidly growing interest in shared economy services, sales of which are expected to grow to $335 billion by 2025. The company has enjoyed recent success as it continues to build its roster of trucking partners interested in joining the platform.
