Uber to deliver parts for repair technicians

ADDISON - Parts Town, a leading distributor of food service equipment parts, Monday announced a pilot program with Uber Technologies to provide two-hour, last-mile delivery service to Chicago-area food service operators and service technicians.

The partnership, which begins with delivery from Parts Town's Addison distribution center, represents the industry's first collaboration between a parts distributor and a ride-sharing provider to offer replacement parts delivery, the company said.

"Uber is committed to Chicago's food service industry, including the thousands of Uber Eats restaurant partners who call the city home, which makes working with the e-commerce innovators at Parts Town so exciting," said Meghan Musbach, general manager for Uber Eats in the Midwest. "This partnership won't just benefit the food service industry and its customers, but brings new earning opportunities to the tens of thousands of Chicago-area drivers who help people, meals, groceries - and now mission-critical replacement parts - arrive at their destinations."