Uber Freight is eliminating approximately 80 positions across several departments as part of an organizational restructuring, even as the logistics technology company continues hiring and expanding its managed transportation business.
The workforce reductions, announced internally Tuesday, represent approximately 1.6% to 1.7% of Uber Freight’s workforce and are aimed at simplifying operations, eliminating overlapping responsibilities and improving organizational efficiency.
In an internal memo obtained by FreightWaves, Uber Freight CEO Rebecca Tinucci said the changes are intended to position the company for future growth.
“Several groups have reviewed their structures to simplify how we operate and strengthen execution,” Tinucci wrote. “As a result, we are eliminating roughly 80 roles across the business today.”
The company said affected employees are receiving severance and transition assistance, with managers conducting individual meetings with those impacted.
“These reductions are about aligning our structure for the future, not a reflection of these colleagues’ hard work,” Tinucci wrote.
Nearly 300 open positions despite layoffs
Despite the workforce reductions, Uber Freight is continuing to expand in several business segments, particularly managed transportation, technology and customer-facing operations.
San Francisco-based Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) operates three platforms: Uber (ride-hailing), Uber Freight (logistics), and Uber Eats (food and goods delivery).
Uber Freight has 290 open positions and hired 55 employees over the past 30 days, according to information provided to FreightWaves.
Much of the hiring is concentrated in Uber Freight’s managed transportation business, which the company has identified as a central component of its long-term growth strategy.
Uber Freight said its managed transportation deal volume has increased 2.5 times year over year, with a strong pipeline of prospective business heading into the first quarter of 2027.
The company has also expanded its client engagement team, which supports customers using Uber Freight’s transportation management system and outsourced logistics services.
Uber Freight recently added 18 employees to that team and has several additional openings.
The company characterized the layoffs as operational adjustments rather than a response to broader freight market conditions.
The restructuring includes reducing management layers, eliminating duplicate responsibilities and shifting certain functions between departments, including operations and marketplace teams.
Uber Freight consolidating offices
Alongside the workforce reductions, Uber Freight is consolidating several office locations to bring employees closer to the broader Uber organization and strengthen collaboration.
The company is relocating employees from its Frisco, Texas, office to an Uber location in Dallas, with the transition expected to take place in early 2027.
Uber Freight has also closed its Tinley Park, Illinois, office and moved employees to Chicago, where they will share space with Uber operations.
The company said the office changes are intended to improve collaboration and support joint commercial opportunities between Uber Freight and its parent company.
In Europe, Uber Freight is reviewing its office in Leusden, Netherlands, as its regional operations expand.
The company indicated that the Leusden location has reached capacity and that the review could result in a move to larger office space. No final decision has been announced.
Focus on efficiency and future growth
The restructuring comes as Uber Freight seeks to streamline its organizational structure while directing additional resources toward higher-growth business segments.
Tinucci also emphasized stronger accountability and performance expectations across the organization.
“Alongside these structural updates, we are focused on setting clearer expectations and holding ourselves accountable to our Principles,” she wrote.
The company indicated that the approximately 80 job reductions represent its currently planned workforce adjustments, with no additional rounds announced.
Uber Freight maintains that its managed transportation growth, continued recruitment and investments in customer support demonstrate that the company remains focused on expansion despite the layoffs.
“Making adjustments like these is simply part of running a healthy, evolving business and positions us to better support our customers,” Tinucci wrote.
“To support that continued growth, we are actively hiring in high-demand areas, particularly across TM and client-facing support.”
Why it matters: Uber Freight’s reductions highlight how logistics companies are reorganizing their workforces to prioritize growing business segments even as they eliminate positions elsewhere.
