Mission
Impact
About
Founded in San Francisco in 2015, FR8’s main goal was to reduce the inefficiencies that cost over $700B to the trucking market.
These inefficiencies were leading to revenue losses, pollution increases and poor working conditions for over 3.5M drivers.
A key differential of FR8 was making fleet management hassle-free.
Meanwhile, it also allowed companies to know the available capacity of the freight truck route.
FR8 allowed the commercialization of this service to shippers to further boost innovative industry-related solutions.
Worth Mentioning: The trucking industry was suffering revenue losses in a $700B market. Nonetheless, our first MVP led to Volkswagen investing $10M in FR8’s seed.
Technology
For state management, we combined React with MobX and developed a specific Node layer.
This extra layer ensured all elements were displayed at the same rate.
What’s more, we harnessed AXIOS for call wrappers and AZURE’s cloud computing platform.
Our team also built a MaterialUI design to offer clean and intuitive user interactions.
This design allowed quick filters and search options for users to find information faster.
To improve responsiveness, we also supported the structure with CSS and LOSTGRID.
This strategic approach also enhanced access to details.
We built screens divided into tables and rows and a fixed panel regardless of screen size.
The fixed panel made info easier for users to access at all times. It’s also a more cohesive product with improved usability.
We added infinite scrolling to different tables within the app. With it, users can navigate the product without the need to scroll down to get more information.
There were some removals, like deleting the need for an edit mode to save data.
Other changes include easing canceling editions and returning to the data’s original state.
