After a decade of disrupting urban mobility, Uber finally opens up for its initial public offering (IPO) at the NYSE on May 10.
Building a small business is difficult if you don’t have access to the same powerful tools that larger competitors do. Uber Freight, with its growing suite of tools, has been trying to empower small fleets and owner-operators to allow them to compete on an even playing field.
Amazon.com, Inc.’s volumes are so immense that the company has pitched tents to support its deliveries.
Uber released its S-1 filing after the market close, placing in on track to go public with its anticipated May IPO.
Insurgent digital brokerage apps are increasing their share of downloads while load boards are largely stagnant.
The European Shippers’ Council is generally in favour of Uber Freight’s move into the European market, but the council warns that the deals between trucker and shipper will need to be carefully worded to avoid litigation.
First stop: the Netherlands.
Electric trucks dominated the vehicle conversations at this week’s Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, plus the cost of charging vehicles, overtime pay changes and another trucker protest planned.
Trucking-as-a-service is poised to break out into 5x growth over the next five years, says Frost & Sullivan.
Freight Alley in Chattanooga was the scene on the afternoon of February 21, when executives from FreightWaves, Nodal Exchange, DAT and K-Ratio presented the Trucking Freight Futures roadshow. Trucking Freight Futures debut on the Nodal Exchange on March 29.
From Uber’s diversification to the promise of improved trade between the U.S. and China to how we prepare for changing markets and industry models. All this and more in today’s headlines.
There are currently about 30,000 carriers on the Uber Freight network, according to the company. That number is expected to continue to grow.
Bergevin, Cristol, and Stauffer want to attack fundamental problems affecting the whole supply chain beyond truckload arbitrage.
Uber Freight is giving drivers the opportunity to rate shipper facilities. The information can be used by both shippers to improve conditions and drivers, who will see the details of a facility before accepting a load.
We spoke to GlobalTranz’s outgoing CEO Bob Farrell and new CEO Renee Krug about the transition in leadership and the marketplace for mergers and acquisitions in the 3PL space going forward into 2019.
We spoke to Uber Freight Product Manager Stefan Sohlstrom and Convoy’s Chief Product Officer, Ziad Ismail, about last week’s releases and what increased transparency means for the brokerage industry.
At MarketWaves18, FreightWaves announced the Freight.Tech 25, the industry’s list of the most innovative and disruptive companies in transportation and logistics: Uber Freight took the sixth position.
At Marketwaves18, Eric Berdinis said the industry can all benefit from a greater level of cooperation.
Uber Freight and FreightWaves are renting out a nightclub and providing drinks, BBQ, and a band to entertain the transportation and logistics industry at MarketWaves18.
Uber Freight introduces three new features to its app, making it more customizable and intuitive, and helping drivers and carriers better manage their loads and time schedules.
