Q2 2025 Insights and recommendations for shippers and carriers Updated June 24, 2025 As we move through the second quarter of 2025, the freight market continues to navigate uncertainty. While the market was headed for a gradual recovery before tariffs, any increases to the average tariff rate could begin to impact demand. To stay ahead…
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By Eric Berdinis, Director of Product Management When we launched Uber Freight Exchange last year, we sought to bring the neutrality, transparency, and efficiency of a financial exchange like the New York Stock Exchange to logistics. Shippers need agile procurement solutions that ensure they’re getting the best outcomes from their network in all market conditions,…
By: Mollie LeBlanc, Vice President of Operations, Uber Freight, and Nathan Adams, Vice President of Transportation and Procurement, Uber Freight Hurricanes impact supply chains in many ways, from damaging highways and ports to causing capacity crunches amid relief efforts. And this year, our industry could be vulnerable to a particularly turbulent hurricane season. The National…
If companies have learned one lesson from the pandemic era, it’s that developing agile, proactive operations is key to seamlessly adapt to disruption that turns the market upside down. The shift from a tight market to today’s stable, soft market has given shippers time to reset and refine their logistics programs to drive cost savings…
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…