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<div> <div> <div><img> <p>The inclusion of carriers with up to 10 trucks in Uber’s capacity pool will help build density and increase the value of its app-based service to shippers. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>As US freight shippers <a>dig deep to find truck capacity,</a> <a>Uber Freight</a> is expanding the reach of its digital brokerage platform beyond owner-operators to include small trucking companies. Fleet Mode, a new feature launched Monday, allows small motor carriers with as many as 10 trucks to access loads posted by shippers and dispatch drivers using the Uber Freight mobile app.</p> <p>“There are hundreds of...

The inclusion of carriers with up to 10 trucks in Uber’s capacity pool will help build density and increase the value of its app-based service to shippers.

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Uber Freight expands reach to small US truck fleets

New ZIM service takes advantage of Savannah’s expanding cold storage network

US LTL shippers still juggling carriers, freight in wake of Yellow’s demise

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd put shippers on notice ahead of European ETS surcharges 

Pandemic, shipping reform boost caseload for harried FMC

Estes wins battle to control sale of Yellow terminals amid tightening LTL capacity 

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Savannah attracted the new service due to its growing third-party logistics network and proximity to East Coast and Midwest markets, allowing for quicker and fresher imports. 

Less-than-truckload freight once hauled by Yellow is being redistributed among other carriers in waves as shippers shop for the best fit in price, capacity, technology and service.

The phased implementation of Europe’s emissions trading system on the shipping industry beginning next year will generate significant costs for carriers that will be passed on to customers in the form of new charges.

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