What Uber Freight’s move to Chicago actually means

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Interesting analysis from FreightWaves on the recent decision of Uber Freight to relocate its headquarters from San Francisco to Chicago – which for those outside the US trucking sector, is commonly understood to be the centre of the country’s vast freight brokerage business. According to local reports, Uber Freight has signed a 10-year lease for 450,000sq ft of office space and is set to hire 2,000 local employees over the next three years.

FreightWaves argues this represents not only a ...