By: Ran Sun, Sr. Product Manager, Jia Wang, Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Gowtham Suresh, Sr. Applied Scientist Problem: How to match shippers’ loads to interested carriers You might think of Uber Freight’s digital brokerage business as an online dating platform. Just as online dating seeks to match individuals, the brokerage aims to pair shippers’ loads…
Year: 2023
The modern supply chain is riddled with hidden opportunities for cost and process improvements. Outdated workflows can lead to miscommunications and shipping delays. Without real-time visibility into freight movement, shippers may struggle to set a realistic delivery timeline and ensure customer satisfaction. Lack of data can also hinder businesses from scaling their operations cost-effectively. And…
Today marks an important milestone in the next era of logistics. Uber Freight has announced a strategic partnership with Waabi, a global leader in generative AI and simulation for autonomous technology, to accelerate the safe deployment of AI-powered autonomous trucks at scale. This agreement brings together Waabi’s core technology—the Waabi Driver—with Uber Freight’s vast logistics…
Deliver 2023 is one week away! Our team at Uber Freight looks forward to this event all year to gather together to discuss the most pressing opportunities and challenges impacting freight transportation today. Professionals on all sides of the logistics industry will offer key insights, strategic actions, and current market and economic trends for shippers…
There’s no denying being a driver has come with challenges in recent years. At Uber Freight, we strive to ensure carriers have everything they need to do their jobs: the ability to easily book and manage loads from our mobile app, and the flexibility to work with shippers that meet their budget, schedule, and lifestyle. …
In an increasingly volatile and fast-paced logistics landscape, freight tracking is an indispensable tool for shippers. As goods traverse complex supply chains, the ability to track their movements has become essential for businesses to respond proactively to disruptions, ensure timely delivery, and improve customer satisfaction. Real-time monitoring of shipments offers enhanced visibility and transparency, empowering…
Today, Uber Freight and Redkik announced a new collaboration to offer Redkik’s seamless Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) insurance on the Uber Freight Shipper Platform. By leveraging Redkik’s InsurTech solution, the native integration allows shippers to easily add insurance at the point of booking shipments, without leaving the platform. With Uber Freight’s Shipper Platform, shippers can tap into…
By nature, less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is often fragmented. It entails multiple shippers using the same truck to move their loads—which can get complicated, fast. Because LTL shipments combine partial loads to create full multi-stop truckloads, it requires more coordination and collaboration between independent parties throughout the fulfillment process. As a result, pick-up timing and shipment…
Shippers are increasingly turning to intermodal — shipping through multiple transportation modes like rail and drayage — for its efficiency, optionality, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability benefits. As the market rebounds, shippers need logistics partners they can rely on to seamlessly weave these solutions into their operations, and fuel business growth at the same time. To help…
Carriers’ operating costs show they’re not The cost to operate a truck surged by 21% in 2022, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). In a report published in June, ATRI concluded that costs rose above $2.00/mi for the first time, and by a significant margin. The increases were mostly driven by fuel, driver…