sennder, een grote digital freight forwarder koopt Uber’s Europese Freight activiteiten. De twee ondernemingen bundelen hun krachten om de digitale vrachtindustrie in Europa, de VS en Canada verder te revolutionaliseren. Uber koopt een minderheidsbelang in sennder als deel van deze deal. De Europese Uber Freight diensten zullen verder opereren onder het sennder merk.
De trucking markt wordt op deze manier verder geconsolideerd. sennder verbreed hiermee ook zijn locale aanwezigheid, waaronder ook in Amsterdam. Het is voor sennder al de tweede transactie dit jaar, na de samensmelding met zijn Franse tegenhanger Everoad in Juni. Daarnaast werd ook al een joint venture met Poste Italiane gerealiseerd.
Tom Christenson, de Uber Freight European General Manager zal nu aan de slag gaan bij sennder als Chief Operating Officer. Daniel Warner die hoofd Shipper Operations was, zal nu Senior Vice President Commercial worden. De rest van het team in Amsterdam zal sennder vervoegen eens de transactie afgerond is.
Strategic partnership
As part of this deal, sennder and Uber entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to provide enterprise shippers with a market-leading level of service, efficiency and advanced technologies for freight logistics services across the US, Canada and Europe. The agreement includes a shipper referral program in which sennder will refer shippers seeking freight brokerage or similar services in North America to Uber Freight, and vice versa.
The deal strengthens sennder’s position as the largest digital freight forwarder in Europe and enhances its service capabilities across its key markets. Uber will continue to grow and invest in its Uber Freight business across the US and Canada, while Uber Freight will collaborate with sennder as leading digital logistics providers in North America and Europe. Through this agreement, Uber Freight will offer its customers substantially extended reach in Europe.
David Nothacker, CEO and Co-Founder of sennder: “We are immensely proud to have created the leading digital road freight forwarder in Europe, moving more than 50,000 loads every month across 31 countries. This acquisition strengthens our position as Europe’s number one digital logistics provider. We also look forward to working with Uber Freight to bring further value to both companies’ customers.”
Lior Ron, Head of Uber Freight: “We are proud of the incredible growth and success our Uber Freight team in Europe was able to achieve. This collaboration with sennder allows us to further extend our reach in Europe while doubling down on our Uber Freight business in North America, and to jointly push the digital freight industry forward.”