Uber Technologies’ most recent fourth-quarter results, released Wednesday (Feb. 7), show increased cross-selling among members taking advantage of mobility and delivery, and increased use of the platform with a growing roster of users. Supplementals released by the company detail that the active consumers were up 15% year...
Logistics provider Uber Freight has developed a new scheduling application programming interface (API). The new tool marks the first activation of the Scheduling Standards Consortium’s (SSC) Technical Standard for the industry, the company said in a Monday (Feb. 5) news release. The new AP is designed for Uber Freight’s...
Last year saw a surge in layoffs in the logistics sector as freight volumes declined. So far, 2024 isn’t shaping up to be much better for the industry, as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) noted in a report Monday (Jan. 29). Among the companies cutting jobs this...
Supply chain technology startups are reportedly facing a challenging environment as venture capital (VC) firms reduce funding for these companies. The decline in investor support, coupled with a weakening freight market, has forced some startups to cut costs, lay off staff and explore alternative survival...
June 01, 2023
Amid the great digital shift, and in the post-pandemic world, the transportation industry is undergoing significant changes. With those changes come new vulnerabilities that need to be addressed as the trucking industry, dominated by small fleets and operators, embraces digitization but remains vulnerable to bad actors. Corcentric SVP of Product Management Sudarshan Ranganath; Uber […]
March 09, 2023
For Uber, what comes next for Freight is freighted with questions. To that end, as reported this week, Uber is mulling a few scenarios. The options that are under consideration:...
September 10, 2024
Uber Freight announced an integration with Uber Direct, the company’s on-demand Delivery-as-a-Service platform. “The partnership brings together one of North America’s largest logistics networks with one of the largest same-day delivery courier networks,” Uber Freight said in a Tuesday (Sept. 10) news release. “Central to the integration is Uber Freight’s Parcel Transportation Management System (PTMS), […]
February 05, 2024
Logistics provider Uber Freight has developed a new scheduling application programming interface (API). The new tool marks the first activation of the Scheduling Standards Consortium’s (SSC) Technical Standard for the industry, the company said...
January 29, 2024
Last year saw a surge in layoffs in the logistics sector as freight volumes declined. So far, 2024 isn’t shaping up to be much better for the industry, as The Wall Street...
November 02, 2023
Supply chain technology startups are reportedly facing a challenging environment as venture capital (VC) firms reduce funding for these companies. The decline in investor support, coupled with a weakening freight...
