Figure 1: Uber Freight platform seamlessly pairs carriers with shippers. Source: Uber FreightWith instant quotes, real-time tracking and 24/7 access to trusted carriers, Uber helps streamline operations.

It is expensive and time-consuming to match carriers with shippers when phones, email and fax are the primary tools at hand. Yet it is still the standard in this industry to rely on these as a primary means of communication.

Using the same technology powering Uber’s rideshare business, the Uber Freight platform seamlessly pairs carriers with shippers. What traditionally takes hours can now be done in minutes — no telephone or fax machine required.

Uber Freight aligns the interests of shippers and carriers by putting the decision in the hands of those who use the platform coupled with Uber Freight’s tech powering a smart algorithm. This model empowers carriers to choose a load that works for them without being under the mercy of a broker.

What differentiates Uber Freight is that their “brokerage” is always on. When mistakes happen — a carrier cancels a load, a shipper needs to adjust a pickup time — Uber Freight’s tech quickly autocorrects. Or, when a shipper needs to schedule a load at 10:00 PM for pick up the following morning, they can do so with the confidence that there will be a carrier available. And this always-on work is not just driven by tech. Uber Freight has a team of dedicated and smart people who work around the clock to provide support should an emergency arise.

Uber Freight was founded on a core belief that logistics should be instant and easy, and that through technology they will solve the key challenges facing shippers and carriers in today’s market.

To learn how Uber Freight can help move a business forward, sign-up for a free account here.

Q1 2021 Market Insights Report

Uber Freight’s latest unique data insights and broader macro trends come together in the new Quarterly Market Insights Report. From the influence of stimulus checks and radical changes in nationwide spending habits to supply-chain backups and stock market whiplash, Uber Freight has kept a pulse on the macro events driving volatility and demand shifts this past quarter.

Drawing from Uber Freight’s own network and the broader industry, this report zeroes in on specific supply-chain pressures and explores how procurement channel mixes have evolved through Q1 2021 and what Uber Freight is doing to innovate for a more resilient freight market.

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