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Uber Technologies Inc.’s freight business will acquire logistics technology firm Transplace from TPG Capital for $2.25 billion, the company announced July 22.

Uber Freight has expanded beyond truckload services and is now also offering shippers options for less-than-truckload, the company announced July 15.

Uber Freight has launched a new procurement channel that enables shippers to source capacity directly over its freight marketplace.

Uber Technologies continued to post large losses in the fourth quarter, but said its freight business is growing quickly yet remains unprofitable.

Uber Freight launched two new software solutions aimed at expanding its enterprise shipper offerings, the company announced Sept. 8.

Uber Freight has partnered with fleet-management services provider Geotab to offer small carriers electronic logging devices and one year of service.

Digital broker Uber Freight announced its expansion to portions of Canada.

Uber Freight, the load-matching business unit of Uber Technologies Inc., announced it has opened its new headquarters in Chicago and plans to hire 2,000 employees over the next three years to handle engineering operations, sales and account management for its operations here and overseas.

Ocean Spray, best known for its fruit juices, snacks and cranberry sauce to accompany Thanksgiving turkeys, has taken a new approach to transporting those products to market.

Uber Freight announced a partnership with MercuryGate, an independent transportation management service provider.