Uber Freight Company Profile
Uber Freight is essentially “Uber for trucking.” Our mission at Uber Freight is to make the day-to-day lives of truck drivers easier and their work more efficient by leveling the playing field.
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In this "making the case guide" we show how, by providing a high level of logistics services, expertise, and technological...
In this paper, we demonstrate why trucking is the faster route to commercialize and scale self-driving technology, we then lay...
The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) facilitated a series of roundtable discussions in conjunction with Uber Freight’s...
This paper details how logistics service providers need to step up their game and not be afraid of digitization, and...
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Uber Freight heralds enhancements to Powerloop drop and hook offering
March 21, 2024
Company officials explained that drop and hook services provide various benefits for shippers and carriers, providing flexible transportation solutions for the former, and enhanced efficiency and earnings potential for the latter.
Uber Freight heralds strong growth in its European Managed Transportation business
March 12, 2024
The company said that this business unit now has more than $200 million euro ($218.2 million USD) in freight under management and is on track for $2 billion ($2.18 billion USD) by 2028.
First scheduling API through the Scheduling Standards Consortium is released by Uber Freight
February 5, 2024
Chicago-based Uber Freight is rolling out a pilot program based on a new scheduled application programing interface (API), which it said will represent the “first activation” of the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) Technical Standard.
Uber Freight Unveils Next-Gen Product Roadmap
October 3, 2023
Uber Freight has unveiled its next-generation product roadmap as it shifts to customer-focused supply chain technology offerings.
Uber Freight heralds various new customer-focused supply chain technology offerings
September 29, 2023
San Francisco-based Uber Freight, a subsidiary of the ubiquitous, ride-sharing service Uber, whose proprietary app matches trucking companies with loads to haul, and a non-asset-based third-party logistics services provider, provided multiple updates on various technology-focused services and initiatives at Deliver, its annual customer conference
Uber Freight research paper makes the case for the need to eliminate empty miles
July 7, 2023
A research paper recently issued by San Francisco-based Uber Freight, a subsidiary of the ubiquitous, ride-sharing service Uber, whose proprietary app matches trucking companies with loads to haul, and a non-asset-based third-party logistics services provider, takes a long look at empty miles, which the company said is one of the most overlooked and prevalent crises in freight transportation and logistics.
How to eliminate fines, manage risk, & establish trust in your supply chain post-pandemic
May 8, 2023
Uncover New Insights on Risk Management and Fine Reduction with our Webcast - How to Eliminate Fines, Manage Risk, & Establish Trust in Your Supply Chain Post-pandemic.
Uber Freight and WattEV partner up for electric truck pilot
February 21, 2023
Through this collaboration, WattEV will provide electric trucking capability to Uber Freight shippers, beginning with CHEP, a pallet and container pool services provider, noted an Uber Freight blog posting. And it added that this pilot serves as an important milestone in electric freight transportation, while also establishing Uber Freight’s first EV (electric vehicle) deploymen
McGuigan to step down as Uber Freight President and COO
January 9, 2023
Late last week, San Francisco-based Uber Freight, a subsidiary of the ubiquitous, ride-sharing service Uber, whose proprietary app matches trucking companies with loads to haul, said that Frank McGuigan, will be stepping down from his current role as Uber Freight President and COO, effective January 31.
Uber Freight and Volvo Come Together for Autonomous Trucking Partnership
December 19, 2022
Uber Freight and V.A.S. said they envision a hybrid future where autonomous and manually-driven trucks work together to move goods safely and efficiently using a hub-to-hub model
Uber Freight and Volvo Autonomous Solutions herald new strategic partnership
December 14, 2022
With an eye on a multi-phase commercial and technology partnership to deploy Volvo Autonomous Solutions’ (V.A.S.) autonomous transport solution on the its network, Chicago-based Uber Freight said this week it will be one of Volvo’s first customers to pilot its hub-to-hub autonomous offering, in which Volvo will provide autonomous freight capacity to Uber Freight shippers on select routes, starting in Texas.
Scheduling Standards Consortium leadership address key next steps
December 12, 2022
While there is often a lot of talk about things like the need for, or even potential, for more standardized processes, when it comes to keeping truck wheels rolling and staying on schedule to meet tight deadlines, there is much more than meets the eye required to take that from a concept to a reality.
Scheduling Standards Consortium set to address needed freight API standards
December 6, 2022
Three household names in freight transportation and logistics announced they are partnering up in the name of standardization by establishing what they said is the first set of freight-focused appointment scheduling application programming interface (API) standards.
Uber Freight and Aurora Add Autonomous Trucking Lane in Texas to Address Holiday Season Demands
December 5, 2022
Uber Freight has opened a new commercial lane in Texas for its autonomous trucks as part of a pilot it is doing with Aurora during the holiday season.
Uber Freight & E2open to Provide Real-time Transportation Rate and Capacity Options
October 24, 2022
Clients can optimize transportation spend while managing logistics constraints, leveraging carrier network and insights.