TruckPlease

Best Idea I have read about all year. Seriously... I love this.

"Find someone who gives a truck." would be a better tagline. Other than that, really cool idea.

Owning a truck can be a blessing and a curse. I was never the driver when car pooling with my friends, but I had tons of requests to help move things--usually at the…

As someone who likes to buy consigned furniture, or browse estate sales... but hates paying expensive moving fees...This is a prefect solution for me. Focus on estate sales and…

Think about all the retailers that sell oversized products. Pretty much any item that can't fit into a sedan is a prime target. Build a large list of items from appliances, to…

Cool idea, but two things that bothered me: 1) There's no easy way for users to browse. 2) The whole "gig" messaging and the entire call to action on the page is painfully…

Interesting... I'm from the UK and wouldn't generally refer to a 'gig' as anything but musical. E.g. Fiverr 'gig's caused me a lot of misunderstanding the first time I browsed…

I've thought about this on and off over the years as well but never had the motivation to try. Congratulations. In all seriousness, the one question I could never answer for…

The challenges go both ways, a-la Uber 1) How do I know the driver isn't going to steal my stuff 2) How do I know I'm not transporting drugs As a market place ensuring safety is…

They face it with the corporate veil, insurance, and a bunch of lawyers. My concern is, as an ordinary guy with a truck who just bid on a job to make a little extra cash over the…

"local or national" You really need to deal with both state and federal consumer-oriented laws relating to moving, and bills of lading and the like. You should also learn about…

Just wondering if you are going to handel licensing, bounding, and insurance. It appears you could possibly be banging up against 3PL regulations.

Thats right you would be the 3PL and you would be dealing with 1PL(consignee) and 2PL(carrier). So likely dealing with 3PL regulation. You probably already have to worry about…

Given the infrequency of moving, I'm not sure how you intend to displace Craigslist for this sort of thing, since that website is already a good one-stop shop for random…

Agreed. I'm moved several times, including twice cross-country and once internationally. Finding a truck was the least of my problems. If I just need a truck for the day to move…

You need to put something up on the home page which shows some of the gigs in your area or perhaps some of the drivers? Tough to see what the product looks like without actually…

Hey - co-founder here :) Yeah that's a good idea, a few people have pointed this out as well. Definitely something we'll add soon.

Cool idea, but two things that bothered me: 1) There's no easy way for users to browse. 2) The whole "gig" messaging and the entire call to action on the page is painfully…

Hey, thanks so much for your feedback! We're working on adding a way for users to browse existing gigs right now! We chose to go with "gig" for two reasons: - It's a less formal…

I've used craigslist 4-5 times in the last 8 years (I don't drive, and I move a lot) - and two things stand out for me from my use of them: #1 - I'm continually amazed at how…

Definitely agree! We're working on adding user generated reviews right now and would love to eventually verify drivers with their license/insurance info. Appreciate your input!

I met Sasan and Heidar at the hackathon where they first built TruckPlease. Neat concept that definitely solves a problem, and they're smart/friendly guys! Super curious what…

As a user it is more reassuring to me if I can identify the business model or the fees involved up front. The FAQ states that the drivers don't pay anything, and the customers…

I've thought about this on and off over the years as well but never had the motivation to try. Congratulations. In all seriousness, the one question I could never answer for…

The challenges go both ways, a-la Uber 1) How do I know the driver isn't going to steal my stuff 2) How do I know I'm not transporting drugs As a market place ensuring safety is…

How do you think you compare with established players, like uShip?

This is going to hurt a little, but these guys are 10 years ahead of you: http://www.uship.com

Unpakt.com is pretty good for this, though they index only professional moving companies. You enter the general stuff you're going to move and they compare prices across a bunch…

Given the infrequency of moving, I'm not sure how you intend to displace Craigslist for this sort of thing, since that website is already a good one-stop shop for random…

There is moveline.com, which I think was in TechStars out here in NYC a few years back. Is this more for small jobs within a city? Like if I needed to pick up some furniture or…

An alternative that I've used successfully in Europe in the past is anyvan.com