Uber Freight

How shippers can capitalize on today’s soft logistics market

In the early days of 2023, shippers are navigating a more favorable national freight market. As last year wrapped with a gradual loosening of capacity and lower spot rates, the industry is settling into a deflationary period.

Due to retail sales, manufacturing output, and imports decreasing in Q4, freight demand continued to contract across the board and created a softer market in Q1. This softness is expected to persist throughout 2023 — but the market will inevitably turn tighter, making now...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-shippers-can-capitalize-on-todays-soft-logistics-market

Uber Freight podría convertirse en una empresa independiente 

Cuando en el pasado se plantearon preguntas sobre si Uber Freight encajaba en la propuesta de valor más amplia de la matriz Uber, esas preguntas se respondieron con pasos tan audaces como la asunción de más de 1 billón de dólares en inversiones externas para impulsar el crecimiento o con la compra de Transplace, fusionando partes ascendentes y descendentes de la cadena de suministro. 

Estos pasos parecían indicar que la correduría digital Uber Freight había llegado para quedarse dentro de la...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-podria-convertirse-en-una-empresa-independiente

Uber Freight may be on the way to stand-alone company

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When questions were raised in the past about whether Uber Freight fit into the broader value...

¿Tienen sentido los camiones eléctricos para los intermediarios digitales? 

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Las grandes flotas pueden permitirse probar camiones eléctricos que cuestan hasta cuatro veces más...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tienen-sentido-los-camiones-electricos-para-los-intermediarios-digitales

Can electric trucks make sense for digital brokerages?

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Big fleets can afford to try out electric trucks that cost up to four times as much as diesel...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-electric-trucks-make-sense-for-digital-brokerages

Uber Freight expects ‘broad-based volume recession’ in 2023

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Last week, Uber Freight, the logistics service provider arm of Uber (NYSE: UBER), issued a bearish fi...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-expects-broad-based-volume-recession-in-2023

Uber Freight’s Q4 revenue, EBITDA headed wrong way from prior quarter

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Uber Freight’s EBITDA in the fourth quarter improved from a year ago, but sequentially it took a...

Check Call: The future of warehousing

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Inside this edition: Warehousing automation will be key; the automotive sector is hot for 2023; and an upsetting trend hits too close to home. 

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Warehousing is one of the major components of any major 3PL....

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Uber Freight cutting about 150 jobs, all in brokerage operations

Uber Freight is laying off 3% of its workforce, and all of the job losses are coming in its digital brokerage activities.

In a memo to staff, obtained by FreightWaves and confirmed by a spokesman for Uber Freight, CEO Lior Ron said the cutbacks would impact about 150 employees. The Digital Brokerage division is separate from the Transplace operations that Uber Freight acquired in 2021. 

“As you know, the logistics market is currently facing a number of headwinds which has impacted our customer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-cutting-about-150-jobs-all-in-brokerage-operations

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