Uber Freight’s new integration into the SAP Logistics Business Network will let SAP customers ship their loads via API connection to Uber’s carrier network, streamlining the process of connecting carriers and shippers and giving Uber's motor carriers access to more loads.
Uber Freight is planning to begin international operations in Europe, beginning with a launch in The Netherlands.
Uber says its new Facility Ratings lets carriers and drivers share feedback about the facilities they visit, giving shippers the insights they need to make changes at facilities to improve driver satisfaction.
Uber Freight claims it’s “setting a new standard” for freight rate transparency with its new Lane Explorer tool.
Having determined that what it calls the “traditional trailer pool model” is “particularly ripe for reinvention,” Uber Freight has launched Powerloop, which will rent trailers to eligible Uber Freight motor carriers.
Since launching Uber Freight, Uber has seen controversies and lawsuits, increasing competition, and shut down its automated trucking division. We spoke with Eric Berdinis, senior product manager for Uber Freight, about the company’s progress.
Uber Freight has opened up its freight-matching platform to shippers, allowing them to tender a load and track it in real time.
Uber Freight, the company’s online service connecting owner-operators and fleets with available loads, has added new features to make it easier to control trailer preparation for refrigerated loads.
In a statement, the technology company said it will focus its autonomous vehicle efforts on passenger cars for the foreseeable future.
Uber has announced a new fleet mode for its Uber Freight platform that will allow dispatchers to use the app to find, book, assign, and reassign loads for their team.