ONE20 – A Community for Professional Truck Drivers, Littered with FREE Tools and Discounts
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- “The trucking industry generates approximately 750 billion dollars per year and truckers take home the smallest portion. There are 5.4 million CDL drivers in the industry and our goal is to put some of the $750 billion back into the driver’s pocket,” stated Christian Schenk, founder, president and CEO of ONE20.
ONE20 is a community that launched early in 2016 from a garage in rural Minnesota. Since then, the organization has grown to 220,000 members, adding about 2,000 new members per day. The executives at ONE20 all have extensive trucking backgrounds and experience in cyber technologies. ONE20 membership is free to professional truck drivers and all discounts carry over to their family members.
At the heart of ONE20 is their mobile app, My ONE20, which is available from Google Play and Apple App stores. The My ONE20 app provides members with truck-safe navigation, trip planning, network intelligence (like parking availability, weigh-station statuses and fuel prices) along with deals and discounts on the things they use each day. Through their partners, ONE20 offers discounts on food, parts, electronics and many other items purchased each day by professional drivers.
ONE20 is keeping drivers up to speed on discounts and offers on the top items purchased at travel centers and offering them for less in their Amazon Associates store, available in the My ONE20 app in the “SAVE” tab.
“We are making it easier to save money and we fully expect the truck stop operators to lower prices to match the ones offered in our app,” said Schenk. “A win, win for the trucker.”
Along with the My ONE20 app, ONE20 has a Professional Driver Tablet, inclusive of a Samsung Tab-E, and complete with truck-safe case, mount and vehicle charging device. The tablet is pre-loaded with the My ONE20 mobile app which includes turn by turn truck-safe navigation. ONE20 has partnered with AT&T to offer exclusive 4G LTE data plans, available in 2GB, 5GB and 10GB. They come with a risk-free, month-to-month service contract. The Samsung tablet is ready for drivers to plug, play and go. The bundle is available for sale at more than 650 travel centers, including TA/Petro, and this month comes with a $100 mail in rebate. You can also purchase online at www.Amazon.com.
ONE20 will be making some big announcements over the next few weeks ahead of and at MATS. First is a new mandate-compliant ELD, which is rumoured to have no monthly subscription fees! Drivers will be able pre-order the solution at the ONE20 booth at a one time 60% discount.
ONE20 will also debut its new TopOne20 report; a ranking of America’s best and worst truckstops and travel plazas, as rated by ONE20 and TruckThat members. The report will include feedback on products and services and provide the industry a new lense into how American truckers interact with the entire value chain.
Lastly, ONE20 Trucking, recently incorporated, will be recruiting top talent at MATS. ONE20 Trucking LLC received their own ICC authority and has licensed their first truck to haul over-dimensional freight. The company plans to purchase a second truck in the near future to haul refrigerated freight in order to study first hand trucking operations and deficiencies in the industry.
“The industry is broken, starting a trucking company was more than painful,” said Schenk. “ONE20 believes we can help show paths to change.”
TruckThat LLC, which debuted at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in 2016, launched ahead of ONE20 last year and is a driver centric community. The social network focuses on giving drivers a place to vent their frustrations on the industry. This community is already over 100,000 strong and reaches more than 900,000 people every week. TruckThat will again be taking the opportunity to make some big announcements at this year’s show regarding new and exciting product releases.
ONE20 is sponsoring this year’s Beer Garden at MATS. The company will offer members FREE BEER during the show, along with ONE20 Strong Energy Shots, which are trucker specific, and other swag. Not a member? Make sure you download the app ahead of MATS and show the deals from your app to claim your free beer and energy shot.
To learn more about ONE20, visit www.one20.com or stop by and see them at MATS (booth 72055) in the pavilion.