Latest posts about Uber Freight
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Uber Freight and Aurora Launch Premier Autonomy for Driverless Trucks
June 26, 2024
Uber Freight and Aurora Innovation have launched Premier Autonomy, a program providing over one billion driverless miles to Uber Freight carriers through 2030.
A buying guide to outsourcing transportation management
May 13, 2024
Navigate the complexities of outsourcing transportation management effectively by utilizing a comprehensive buying guide, which assists in identifying the right provider, understanding decision-making factors, and implementing strategies for ongoing improvement and change management.
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.
Preparing for the freight rate increases expected in 2024
January 18, 2024
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Solving the On-time In-full (OTIF) Delivery Challenge
October 25, 2023
A growing trend among retailers is mandating on-time and in-full (OTIF) deliveries in the retail supply chain, which was first developed by Walmart in 2017 and is now back in focus as supply chains recover from the COVID pandemic. Manufacturers and distributors are under pressure to achieve and maintain high OTIF scores, and a new white paper offers guidance on using data to minimize fines, manage risk, and establish trust in the supply chain.
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
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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 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.