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Uber Freight Taps Amazon Alum Christenson To Run Europe

By Support / 2020-01-22

In his first 24 hours on the job, the new head of Uber Freight Europe spoke about his responsibility to prioritize the digital brokerage’s investments and achieve a balance between revenue growth and profitability. This morning, Wednesday, January 22, Uber Technologies Inc UBER 0.01% announced that Amazon veteran Tom Christenson has joined the company as regional general manager […]

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DOT Seeks Comments on Freight Plan

By Support / 2020-01-13

Strategic document could serve as foundation for future project funding. David Sparkman The federal government seems to have finally gotten around to developing a National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) to guide funding priorities for transportation infrastructure projects. Development of such a plan was called for by Congress in highway funding legislation that was enacted in

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FreightWaves headlines that dominated 2019

By Support / 2019-12-31

It is the last day of 2019, and for many in the trucking industry the end of this year could not come fast enough. To say it was a “tough year” or a “trying year” probably doesn’t quite describe 2019. While every year brings change – both good and bad – the bad was clearly

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A Self-Driving Freight Truck just drove across the Country to deliver butter

By Support / 2019-12-11

It made the daunting 41-hour trip from Tulare, California to Quakertown, Pennsylvania. PLUS.AI Plus.ai, an artificial intelligence startup in Cupertino, California, has engineered an autonomous driving system for commercial freight trucks. This week, it made the world’s first cross-country trip of its kind to deliver butter to a small town in Pennsylvania. While this isn’t the first

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How are global shippers evolving to meet tomorrow’s demand?

By Support / 2019-12-11

The future of the movement of goods Consumers are ordering ever more items and expect them to be delivered ASAP. How are transportation and logistics providers coping with the pressure—and preparing for the future of the movement of goods? Introduction Tomorrow’s consumers probably won’t give much thought to the brilliant orchestration behind package delivery windows

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Here’s how — and why — Uber set their sights on Freight

By Support / 2019-11-26

Expanding into new markets brings opportunities and risks. For consumers, Uber is known for changing the simple act of getting a taxi and ordering food. For the past two years, the company has been moving into the B-to-B market with Uber Freight. “We’ve built an app for independent owner-operators and small fleets, where they can

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Is winter coming for the super hot FreightTech space? – FreightWaves – Craig Fuller

By Support / 2019-11-03

Will the hot investing cycle in FreightTech cool? Much has been written and discussed regarding the venture capital (VC) cycle by commentators, columnists and bloggers, while Twitter has blown up with discussions about whether venture investing is about to collapse. People closer to the industry, including industry executives, journalists, and/or sell-side equity analysts attached to

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The ‘Uber for trucking’ tries to navigate some Uber-scale problems – Dina Bass | Oct 29 2019 at 06:00 AM

By Support / 2019-10-29

Amit Sekhri took up trucking in the thick of the Great Recession, drawn in part by the freedom of driving the open roads. He was prepared for long hours and weeks away from home. But two of his biggest—and least expected—gripes were the constant phone calls and late payments. Like many truckers, Sekhri booked his

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Traditional freight brokers investing millions to stay on top – FreightWaves – Ben Thrower, Contributor 09/23/2019

By Support / 2019-09-23

New technologies are changing the way the freight brokerage industry performs day-to-day operations. (Image: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) New technologies are changing the way the freight brokerage industry performs day-to-day operations. For the past several years it has been the consensus in the industry that the freight brokerage market is headed in the direction of doing everything

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Traditional freight brokers investing millions to stay on top

By Support / 2019-09-23

New technologies are changing the way the freight brokerage industry performs day-to-day operations. For the past several years it has been the consensus in the industry that the freight brokerage market is headed in the direction of doing everything it can to remove the human presence in booking loads. Proponents of digital freight brokerages pronounce

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