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Uber Freight hiring up 165% since Lior Ron took over as head
Thinknum ^ | February 22, 2019 | Joshua Fruhlinger

Posted on 02/24/2019 3:37:55 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Uber may already drive people and deliver food, but the $726 billion trucking industry will become a big part of its future.

On September 23 2018, Uber was hiring for 32 Uber Freight positions. As of this week, the company lists 85 openings.

A jump in openings to the tune of 165% in just a few months mirrors Uber Freight's recent announcement that it would be doubling its team.

The hires appear top to bottom, with an emphasis on positions that will help Uber Freight scale, including Program Managers and Operations specialists.

(Excerpt) Read more at media.thinknum.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: hiring; uber

1 posted on 02/24/2019 3:37:55 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Slightly off topic but my son is a Residence Hall Director at a large state university. He and his co-workers love Uber. It has significantly improved campus safety since young women are no longer walking in the dark late at night from place to place, while also cutting down on drunk driving.


2 posted on 02/24/2019 4:00:15 AM PST by jalisco555 ("In a Time of Universal Deceit Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - George Orwell)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sounds to me like they’re just another sleazy freight broker.


3 posted on 02/24/2019 4:09:13 AM PST by Duke C.
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To: Duke C.

Yup. They don’t own any trucks or terminals. They just find some trucker to haul the load and beat him down on price.


4 posted on 02/24/2019 4:54:13 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: Me

Uber is a phenonom. American can-do capitalism at work.


5 posted on 02/24/2019 5:14:25 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: shelterguy
They just find some trucker to haul the load and beat him down on price.

The "beat down" can't work unless the trucker approves the price.

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6 posted on 11/25/2019 11:45:18 AM PST by repentant_pundit (http://www.LibertyLifeboat.org)
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