If you need an economical ride somewhere, you have options like Uber and Lyft. And now, if you need to haul something, there’s a new way to do that, too. Truxx, a truck-sharing service available through a free app, has come to the Salt Lake City area.
Truxx started when Carlos Suarez found himself in the parking lot of a large home improvement retailer after he bought a box too big to fit in his car. He looked around at the large pickups and vans and wondered if he could use a ride-sharing service like Uber or Lyft to get himself home, why couldn’t he do the same for his large purchase?
Suarez developed the original app himself and partnered with Joe and Jamie Hess, founders of Computer Emergency Room in Vestal, New York, to help make the app bigger, better and available on most smartphone platforms.
Since its launch, people have used Truxx for everything from moves across town to large purchases at retail stores or online community sites like Craigslist. The innovative app offers features like those from on-demand ride services. For example, Truxx enables users to schedule and rate drivers, make cash-free payments and provides driver background checks.
A release from the company announcing the move into Utah said that rates start at $25 per half hour and that signing up as a user or driver is easy and free. There are two service options: TruxxMe and TruxxHelp. With TruxxMe, users save money by loading and unloading themselves. For $35 per half hour, users get TruxxHelp, and help moving the loads.
“You know the old saying ‘Everyone needs a friend with a pickup truck,’” said Suarez. “With Truxx, drivers get real money for their time. In addition, it gives everyone access to a large network of drivers. It is a perfect marriage and a solution to a common problem.”
Truxx is available for free download from the AppStore or Google Play.