News / Uber Freight expands reach and customer focus in rocky brokerage market

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At its annual ‘Deliver’ customer event yesterday Uber Freight unveiled a raft of technology advancements. Most prominent of these is the alignment with Uber Direct to expand final mile capabilities and bolster the company’s end-to-end logistics muscle.

The freight platform has integrated its parcel transport management system (TMS) with the delivery network of Uber Direct, the parent company’s on-delivery platform, to enable same-day, next-day and scheduled deliveries through Uber Direct drivers as well as its own network.

Currently more than 250m parcels ...