Uber’s trucking app keeps on trucking. Next stop? The Bay Area

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After what Uber says was a successful first launch in Texas, the company's newest standalone app – a platform that matches truckers with loads that need hauling – is expanding into San Francisco, Los Angeles and a handful of other metro areas. 

The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company in May unveiled Uber Freight, a new app that lets truckers and trucking companies book loads the same way party-goers and commuters across the world use Uber to book rides. The idea is that by letting truckers book routes directly, taking the third-party booker out of the equation, truckers save money on middleman fees and eliminate the time and hassle spent booking routes over the phone.