{
  "id": 18167974,
  "title": "Stronger revenue at Uber Freight, but profits still elusive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/stronger-revenue-at-uber-freight-but-profits-still-elusive",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:42:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FreightWaves",
    "slug": "freightwaves",
    "url": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stronger-revenue-at-uber-freight-but-profits-still-elusive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uber Freight reported stronger revenue in Q3 2026, but profitability remains elusive, according to CEO Rebecca Tinucci. The company's gross bookings reached $1.768 billion, a 34% improvement from the same period last year, and a 11.6% increase compared to Q2. Despite the revenue growth, Uber Freight reported an operating loss of $33 million, a 18% improvement compared to the same quarter last year. However, the figure worsened sequentially, widening from $24 million in Q2. The broader industry saw flat freight volumes, yet Uber Freight managed a 36% volume increase in its U.S. and Canada brokerage. Revenue per load rose by about 8% year-over-year, and the company's productivity in terms of loads per day per head improved by around 10%. While Uber Freight has only reported positive income a few times in its history, Tinucci emphasized the company's steady progress toward profitability and its \"vision for Transportation Orchestration.\"",
  "summary": "Uber Freight CEO Rebecca Tinucci took to LinkedIn to tout the company’s third quarter financial performance, which still is a long way from operating profitability. As Tinucci said in her published remarks, “two things can be true at the same time.” Her comments highlighted gross bookings of $1.768 billion, which is a record for the […] The post Stronger revenue at Uber Freight, but profits still…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Uber beats on revenue even as mobility and delivery units miss estimates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/uber-beats-on-revenue-even-as-mobility-and-delivery-units-miss",
        "published": "2026-11-04T13:46:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}