Uber Freight

Autonomous trucking: ‘What’s love got to do with it?’ 

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Lior Ron is a fan of autonomous trucking. You might even say the head of Uber Freight loves the idea...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/autonomous-trucking-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it

Uber Freight’s new solutions: Rebuilt TMS, procurement, wide AI use

The Uber Freight acquisition and integration of Transplace in 2021 has moved to a higher level with the announcement of a suite of products that touches both sides of the combined company.

Uber Freight rolled out the new offerings late last month at its Deliver user conference in San Diego.

CEO Lior Ron, in a media briefing held in conjunction with the conference, said the company was “doubling down on our technology.”

At the heart of the new offerings — and the one that most closely aligns with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freights-new-solutions-rebuilt-tms-procurement-wide-ai-use

The future of procurement 

After the strained capacity the industry experienced in the previous freight cycle, for shippers, the current stability offers a time to reflect. But they shouldn’t get too comfortable.

Looking ahead, freight patterns will inevitably shift, and the question on everyone’s mind is when the market will turn once again. Given the challenges their supply chains went through in recent memory, shippers should be preparing the groundwork now for when market rates do increase and capacity tightens.

Current...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-future-of-procurement

Scheduling Standards Consortium releases API tech standard

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) announced Monday that it has accomplished...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/scheduling-standards-consortium-releases-api-tech-standard

State of Freight takeaways: Low rates, low OTRI mask market improvement

Mixing up the difference between a freight market suffering from low rates and rejection rates and one in which volume is relatively robust remains a feature of the current shipping environment.

That is one of the takeaways from the September edition of FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar, on which Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland interviewed FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller.

Here are some of the key themes of the webinar.

The volume-capacity imbalance is skewing perceptions

F...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-freight-takeaways-low-rates-low-otri-mask-market-improvement

Waabi signs 10-year autonomous trucking pact with Uber Freight

The contraction of autonomous trucking developers is leaving openings for new players like Waabi Innovation Inc., which has signed a 10-year deal to haul cargo on the Uber Freight network.

Toronto-based Waabi was founded in June 2021 by Raquel Urtasun. She formerly ran the Canadian office of Uber’s Autonomous Technology Group that was sold to Aurora Innovation in 2020. Waabi raised $83.5 million with investments from Aurora and Uber in a round led by Khosla Ventures in 2021. Volvo Group Venture...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/waabi-signs-10-year-autonomous-trucking-pact-with-uber-freight

Loaded and Rolling: FMCSA outlines new driver detention study

FMCSA outlines new driver detention study

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday released parameters on data collection for a new study to determine the impact of detention time on drivers. The Information Collection Request (ICR) was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval and opened the window for public comments. The request noted that approximately 80 carriers and 2,500 CMV drivers will provide data...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-fmcsa-outlines-new-driver-detention-study

Uber Freight thinks pendulum may start to swing soon

Mazen Danaf, an MIT-trained staff applied scientist and economist at Uber Freight, has been tracking the evolution of trucking capacity in the United States, trying to make sense of the dogged persistence of loose capacity in a challenging, depressed rates environment.

“Almost every mile driven in the spot market could be a losing mile,” Danaf said in a call with FreightWaves. “Even for large carriers who only go into the spot market 15% of the time, it doesn’t make sense except for a backhaul...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-thinks-pendulum-may-start-to-swing-soon

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