This week we step inside the world of Business Insider’s transportation reporter, Rachel Premack. We cover her journey into journalism, trucking “bloodbath” becoming a meme, driver opinion on #UberFreight, overcoming #sexism and so much more!
7-minute company demos will garner a lot of attention at the upcoming FreightWaves LIVE Chicago conference, November 12-13.
C.H. Robinson’s Bob Biesterfeld and Uber Freight’s Lior Ron will headline the Townhall Series at the upcoming CSCMP EDGE 2019 conference. The pair will discuss the changing nature of freight and address how technology is making that happen.
The move signals the shift from a tech startup to a mature logistics operation.
A round at this valuation puts Convoy one step closer to an IPO.
Uber Freight makes it a point to meet drivers and carriers where they are.
Uber Freight needs access to more capacity to keep up with 153 percent growth in gross bookings.
Uber’s second quarter as a public company saw a loss much worse than the consensus estimate. Revenue increased significantly at Uber Freight, so did the losses.
Starting today, shippers using MercuryGate’s transportation management system (TMS) will have access to Uber Freight’s network of carriers, guaranteed capacity and real-time market rates, MercuryGate announced this morning. “Shippers need reliable information to drive speed and efficiency in their 24/7 operations,” said MercuryGate president and chief executive officer Joe Juliano in a statement. “By tapping […]
A lot of things have to go right for DFBs to build a market large enough to justify their valuations.
From their Seattle headquarters, the executive team talks operations, startup culture and the enduring importance of the human factor.
Logistics platform launches in second European country, where the trucking industry and shippers contend with a growing driver shortage and too many empty kilometers.
Commentary by Bill Driegert, Senior Director of Uber Freight, explores the current and near-future of on-demand freight.
A few months after launching the Facility Ratings feature in its app, Uber Freight has published its first Facility Insights Report, a compendium and analysis of carriers’ ratings of shipper facilities that will be released on a regular cadence. Digital freight brokerage apps continue to roll out new features and services to drive carrier engagement. […]
Landstar announced that it may not be able to meet the low-end of its guidance range as truckload spot market fundamentals remain weak.
The first Uber Freight European load has been moved in the Netherlands. The cargo was for Heineken.
Commentary As digital freight brokerage apps learn to concentrate on driving user engagement and building dynamic marketplaces that adapt to user behavior, they will start to resemble social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Tinder. Apps like Uber Freight, Convoy, Transfix, J.B. Hunt 360, C.H. Robinson’s Navisphere and EchoShip/Drive were designed to cover loads […]
Other Bets revenue, primarily consisting of Uber Freight, increased 263 percent year-over-year to $145 million.
Today on FreightWaves Now, we take it to the Sierras and dig down with the “critical events” feature on our charts. Also, what is happening in the economy with housing starts, and should we be worried about Uber and Lyft’s rough start with their IPO?
After a decade of disrupting urban mobility, Uber finally opens up for its initial public offering (IPO) at the NYSE on May 10.
