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18-Wheelers At App Speed: An $800M Startup Is Trying To Pull An Uber On The Trucking Business ForbesAs a child Drew McElroy learned about freight brokerage. At 36 he's doing to the $700 billion trucking business what Uber did to the taxi industry. View the full article

18-Wheelers At App Speed: An $800M Startup Is Trying To Pull An Uber On The Trucking Business ForbesAs a child Drew McElroy learned about freight brokerage. At 36 he's doing to the $700 billion trucking business what Uber did to the taxi industry. https://www.google.com/news

Uber drivers file suit against ride-sharing company over wages, OT Boston HeraldDozens of Uber drivers in Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit against the ride-sharing giant, alleging the company skirts federal and state employment laws by ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber drivers file suit against ride-sharing company over wages, OT Boston HeraldDozens of Uber drivers in Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit against the ride-sharing giant, alleging the company skirts federal and state employment laws by ... View the full article

Uber loses court battle over arbitration clause, opening door to driver class action Calgary HeraldOntario's top court has ruled that Uber drivers can turn to Canadian courts to try to resolve disputes with the ride-hailing *service*, paving the way for those drivers ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber loses court battle over arbitration clause, opening door to driver class action Financial PostOntario's top court has ruled that Uber drivers can turn to Canadian courts to try to resolve disputes with the ride-hailing *service*, paving the way for those drivers ... https://www.google.com/news

Police: Armed Uber driver held man in crashes at gunpoint The Seattle TimesPORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say a man who crashed into cars and a restaurant was held at gunpoint by an Uber driver until officers ... https://www.google.com/news

Why Iowans' Uber, Amazon and streaming video bills are going up this month Des Moines RegisterIowa slashed personal income taxes by more than $2 billion last year. But the tax package also included a few tax hikes on "new economy" services. View the full article

Uber driver says he was shot while picking up woman News 5 ClevelandCleveland police are investigating the shooting of an Uber driver. https://www.google.com/news

Uber lost a huge lawsuit that could change how it is forced to treat its drivers. GOODSexual harassment, shoddy background checks, price gouging, a verbally abusive CEO: Uber may be in the business of rideshares, but when it comes to legal ... View the full article

Uber employees’ feelings about the company revealed KTVI Fox 2 St. LouisST. LOUIS - Uber employees are feeling better about their company and their work. A leaked survey shows 83 percent of employees believe Uber is in a position ... https://www.google.com/news

Bundy's Uber space appeals to Brisbane drivers | The Courier-Mail Courier MailUBER drivers from Brisbane are reportedly making four-hour trips into regional Queensland for the chance to cash in on high demand. View the full article

Uber's original pitch deck shows company's evolution ahead of IPO Business InsiderUber is set to go public this year, and the current state of the company is a far cry from what its founders envisioned 10 years ago. https://www.google.com/news

Uber, Ola, struggle to do a Gojek with bike-taxis in India QuartzIndia has around 75% more two-wheelers than cars, analysts estimate. Yet, the country has not seen a single bike-taxi startup thrive even as homegrown ... View the full article

RDU police on alert after fake Uber driver poaches fares CBS17.comMORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) - Raleigh-Durham International Airport police are on the alert after a fake Uber driver picked up a passenger at the airport. https://www.google.com/news

Uber driver among 22 people charged with impaired driving in York Region over Christmas week CBC.caAn Uber driver was among 22 people charged with impaired driving offences in York Region over the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day, police ... https://www.google.com/news

Little takes on rival Uber targeting mass transport Business DailyLittle is set to rival Uber in rolling out a mass transport *service* in the new year that will see its users book seats on minibuses plying various city. https://www.google.com/news

Uber employees' feelings about the company revealed in leaked worker survey USA TODAYEmployees' responses to a survey in October were more positive than those in a poll conducted six months earlier. View the full article

Uber employees' feelings about the company revealed in leaked worker survey USA TODAYEmployees' responses to a survey in October were more positive than those in a poll conducted six months earlier. https://www.google.com/news

Cleveland Uber driver and passengers injured in hit-and-run crash by wrong-way driver WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandCLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that injured an Uber driver and his passengers. The Uber driver was headed ... https://www.google.com/news

Phoenix Uber Driver Manages to Run Over 71-Year-Old Woman…Twice The DriveA shuttle bus driver at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Arizona claims he witnessed an Uber driver run into an elderly passenger of his, only to back his vehicle up ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber and Lyft’s valuations expose the gig economy to scrutiny Financial TimesThe platform business model faces challenges. Either customers or investors will pay. View the full article

Uber and Lyft’s valuations expose the gig economy to scrutiny Financial TimesThe platform business model faces challenges. Either customers or investors will pay. https://www.google.com/news

'The Uber of snow plowing and lawn service' expands to New Jersey MyCentralJersey.com'The Uber of snow plowing and lawn *service*,' Plowz & Mowz, expands to New Jersey with *service* coming to Bergen, Middlesex, Essex, Hudson and Passaic ... View the full article

Uber drivers protest ‘fake’ surge prices Courier MailUBER drivers around Australia are accusing Uber of misleading them through the use of alleged fake surge areas. View the full article