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Uber Freight has named logistics technology veteran Amir Pelleg as chief product officer.

Uber Freight posted flat revenue in the fourth quarter, but achieved breakeven profitability for the first time in over three years.

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There was barely a mention of Uber Freight in the parent company’s first-quarter earnings call or statement.

Backers of California’s AB5 independent contractor law have scored a fresh victory after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Postmates/Uber case.

At Uber Freight’s Deliver conference, its founder and CEO announced same day and scheduled deliveries offerings, advanced tech features and said the company has reached $20 billion in freight under management.

AB5, California’s independent contractor classification law, has won a second significant decision in a federal court, with all 11 members of a 9th Circuit panel upholding the law for Uber drivers.

Minnesota has reached a deal on compensation for Uber and Lyft drivers, and a California court seems to favor Proposition 22’s protections for gig workers from the state’s independent contractor law.

A new law in Minneapolis that was to go into effect May 1 on Uber, Lyft compensation has been delayed.

Uber and Lyft have declared their intention to pull out of Minneapolis after a minimum pay ordinance for app-based drivers survived a mayoral veto.

Uber’s new feature allows shoppers to arrange for drivers to pick up purchased items and deliver them to a residence.

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What’s next for the three-headed beast of AB5 litigation in California? It might be whether the state’s Supreme Court takes up the so-called Olson case.

The mayor of Minneapolis vetoed a proposal that would have set a $1.40-per-mile minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

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The Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance this week sharply increasing compensation for Uber and Lyft drivers, but the mayor’s signature is needed for it to become law.

California’s Supreme Court will review a lower court and appellate court decision to settle the question of Prop 22’s constitutionality.

The suit by the California Trucking Association and OOIDA against California’s AB5 independent contractor law will add an argument that succeeded elsewhere.

A three-judge panel has reversed a lower court ruling that California’s Proposition 22 was unconstitutional.