To drive down trucking emissions and move goods effectively and efficiently, we must strategically electrify local and interstate hauls. The United States has over 4 million heavy-duty trucks that travel over 177 billion miles and create over 260 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, currently representing 8% of global emissions. According to the…
Year: 2023
New research from Uber Freight outlines an electric truck deployment roadmap and underpins the opportunity to further decarbonize supply chains Demand for Heavy Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HDBEVs) is steadily on the rise, as companies look to meet climate-forward societal standards, quickly-approaching emissions reduction regulations, and their own ESG goals. In fact, 77% of U.S….
After three years of pandemic-fueled disruption, the freight industry finally saw stability in 2023: a soft market with an abundance of capacity, an increase in truck driver employment, and falling truck rates that provided a window to find cost-cutting opportunities within supply chains. With the market expected to remain soft in early 2024, logistics teams…
From household items to consumer electronics, no industry is safe from transportation theft. In the past year alone, CargoNet estimates that $223 million worth of goods has been stolen by bad actors. At Uber Freight, our team of highly experienced fraud investigators make it their mission to protect our customers’ shipments against malicious activities like…
By: Kenneth Chong (Sr. Applied Scientist), Joon Ro (Sr. Applied Scientist), Emir Poyraz (Sr. Engineer) and May Wu (Applied Science Manager) An innovative spin on a classic algorithm Uber Freight operates a two-sided marketplace, which separately interfaces with shippers (who seek to move loads from point A to point B) and with carriers (truck drivers…
The promise and opportunity of autonomous Class 8 trucks are clear, which is why today Uber Freight is announcing a new partnership with Torc Robotics, an autonomous trucking company and independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG. Through this agreement, Torc will leverage insights from Uber Freight’s network to enhance the development and deployment roadmap for…
With freight demand having significantly slowed down over the course of 2023, shippers now have more flexibility of choice than ever. In an advantageous market with access to more competitive, low-cost carrier options, LTL vs. FTL may not seem like such a tough decision today. But Yellow’s recent bankruptcy filing—which eliminated most of the nation’s…
Uber Freight founder and CEO Lior Ron has been experimenting with artificial intelligence since its “dark ages.” Growing up in Israel in the ‘80s, he spent his childhood learning to program when personal computers were just starting to take off. His parents bought him an Atari at the age of nine. As a teen, he…
Bill McDermott has seen his fair share of fraud in the transportation industry. He spent a decade working as an investigator for FedEx, and then worked complex criminal investigations at the FBI for over 20 years. Now, as Uber Freight’s Senior Investigator and resident expert, he helps ensure shippers are well-protected against financial risk and…
Uber Freight has the privilege to work with numerous sustainability-conscious enterprises. Many have outlined specific commitments and rely on our expansive suite of tools, capacity solutions, and consultation to optimize their networks and make progress on their climate goals. Addressing emissions is an essential part of advancing those efforts. Yet, it’s notoriously difficult to track…