Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is officially back as the new chief executive of a real estate startup with 15 employees

Travis Kalanick will soon be CEO of a small real estate startup. Through his new investment fund, he has acquired a real estate startup called City Storage Systems and installed himself as CEO. The startup plans on buying distressed real estate and refurbishing those sites for digital businesses.


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Utility Launches 4000AE Drop Deck Flatbed Trailer

Utility Trailer Manufacturing has introduced its 4000AE Drop Deck flatbed trailer designed to haul heavy or awkward loads.

The 4000AE Drop Deck features a combination of 3- and 4-inch aluminum crossmembers. It comes standard with a 39,000-pound. coil haul package with a 5-foot span of 4-inch tapered to 3-inch aluminum crossmembers on 8-inch centerlines.

The 4000AE Drop Deck also features the ConMet aluminum hub system, and delivers an additional 541 pounds of weight savings compared to the previous design.

“Our new 4000AE Drop Deck incorporates the advanced technology that is found in our 4000AE combo flatbed, delivering the long-term benefits of both steel and aluminum,” said Brett Olsen, marketing manager for Utility Trailer Manufacturing. “In fact, a customer will discover that it weighs less than some all-aluminum trailers yet it's available at a more sensible combo-trailer price.”

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