Uber Freight, the newly spun out Uber business unit that helps truck drivers connect with shipping companies, is kicking off its global expansion plans. The company said Wednesday it is launching the app in Europe, starting with the Netherlands. Local carriers and drivers will be able to book and move their first loads with Uber […]
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Uber Freight snags Airbnb, Box veterans as it eyes global expansion
Uber Freight, which helps truck drivers connect with shipping companies, has made two high-profile hires this month as it continues to scale up its app and plans for a global expansion. The company has hired Andrew Smith, one of Box’s early employees, to head up global sales at Uber Freight, and Bar Ifrach, formerly of Airbnb, to lead […]
View More Uber Freight snags Airbnb, Box veterans as it eyes global expansionUber Freight co-founders and top dealmakers join logistics startup Turvo
Uber Freight co-founders Charlie Bergevin and Brian Cristol have left for Turvo, a venture-funded collaborative logistics platform.
View More Uber Freight co-founders and top dealmakers join logistics startup TurvoUber Freight’s app for truck drivers is getting an upgrade
Uber Freight, the newly spun out Uber business unit, will push out an upgraded app in the coming weeks with better, more intuitive tools to help truck drivers connect with shipping companies. The redesigned and updated app comes just two months after Uber announced it would make Uber Freight a separate unit and more than double […]
View More Uber Freight’s app for truck drivers is getting an upgradeOtto co-founder Lior Ron is back at Uber
Lior Ron, the co-founder of the controversial self-driving technology company Otto, is returning to Uber to head up its trucking logistics company, Uber Freight, TechCrunch has confirmed. Both Ron and his co-founder and ex-Googler Anthony Levandowski went to Uber after it acquired Otto in August of 2016. However, Levandowski was fired from Uber after pleading […]
View More Otto co-founder Lior Ron is back at UberUber Freight lead, Lior Ron, has left the company
Lior Ron, Uber’s head of freight operations, has left the company, a source familiar with the situation told TechCrunch. “We remain fully invested in and excited about the future of Uber Freight,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement to TechCrunch. “Since launching in Texas, we have introduced Freight to all states in the continental […]
View More Uber Freight lead, Lior Ron, has left the company