Uber Freight Blog

Intermodal freight rates are still below truckload — but that window is closing fast. Learn why shippers should lock in rates before peak season drives prices higher.

Produce season is hitting harder and earlier, with tight capacity and soaring reefer rates. Learn how to secure trucks, prevent spoilage, and keep temperature‑sensitive freight moving with Uber Freight.

Q2 2026 freight market update: Learn how tightening truckload capacity, record diesel prices, LTL congestion, rising cargo theft, and volatile cross‑border conditions are reshaping costs and risk—and get data‑backed strategies shippers can use now to stay ahead.

Uber Freight honors its 2025 Carrier of the Year Award winners—owner-operators to national and cross-border fleets—recognizing standout performance in service, reliability, digital adoption, and network efficiency, and inviting carriers of all sizes to grow with a more connected, profitable freight platform.

Most managed shippers don't realize their operating model caps what their provider can do. Learn how network analysis uncovers the value they're missing.

Fuel prices are spiking—discover 7 strategic levers shippers can pull, from intermodal shifts to smarter trailer utilization and fuel matrices, to cut burn and avoid overpaying.

Transportation tech alone isn’t closing the performance gap. Learn how a 4‑stage transportation maturity model, multi‑shipper networks, and managed transportation partners like Uber Freight turn tools into real outcomes.

Learn how multi-shipper networks increase lane density, expand capacity options, and help shippers control costs in unpredictable freight markets.

Our Q1 Market Update and Outlook Report highlight several signals that supply chain leaders should be watching closely. While conditions vary by mode and region, the data points to a common theme: planning cycles are shortening, and flexibility is becoming more valuable than ever.