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Category: Carriers
Spring 2021: Carrier Product Review
Learn more about the new features in the Convoy app that help carriers who use Convoy save time and money when running their business.
Top Four Fuel Cards for Truckers
Check out the top four freight fuel cards recommended by carriers who use Convoy to help you choose the right card for your business.
Haul Star Pro Tips: The Expenses of Starting a Trucking Company
In partnership with Convoy, Shain Ferriss, owner of Greenmiles, has identified the main expenses and critical resources needed to become a new carrier!
Convoy Haul Stars Share Pro-Tips to Find and Book Loads
To encourage best practices within Convoy’s digital freight network, we asked six of our Haul Stars how they prefer to find and book loads with Convoy.
5 Reasons To Read & Provide Freight Facility Reviews
Carriers who work with Convoy have contributed over 1.5 million freight facility reviews, download the app to check out these insights.
Convoy Announces Transparent Auctions, Providing Unparalleled Visibility On Pricing & Timing To Carriers Bidding on Loads
Convoy introduces transparent auctions, which provide carriers with visibility into the bid ranges and auction round closing times.
2020 In Review: Features & Programs That Enable Carriers to Earn More With Less Hassle
In 2020, Convoy new features, programs, and partnerships, all with the focus of helping carriers in our network earn more with hassle.
Convoy Haul Star, Josh Rickards, shares his experience with Convoy
Josh Rickards, owner and operator of Rickards Transportation Services LLC, sits down with Macey Knecht, Convoy’s Carrier Advocacy Specialist, to discuss his experience working with Convoy.
Convoy’s Hassle-Free Lumper Payments Feature Surpasses 80% Utilization – Collectively Saving Carriers Over 6,000 Hours Of Unnecessary Phone Calls
Our industry first hassle-free lumper payments feature has reached 80% of requests and has saved carriers over 6,000 hours, in just 1 year.
Getting Paid: Time vs Money
When measuring the importance of time vs money for your business there is no one size fits all solution. This guide from Convoy can help.
The Carrier Perspective: The Right Education for Your Career
Convoy asks the carrier community to share their opinions on the level of education needed to get their CDL and start their own authority.
Eight Best Trucking Apps for Drivers
What apps do truck drivers use most? Check out our list of the 8 best trucking apps for drivers to make life on the road a little easier.
National Trucking Service Completes Over 1 Million Miles in 2020 with Convoy
Today, Juan Ochoa, Operations Manager at National Trucking Service, joins Macey Knecht to celebrate their fleet hauling over one million miles in 2020 with Convoy.
Convoy Haul Star, Greenmiles, Shares Their Experience With Convoy
Greenmiles’ owner Shain Ferriss, operating manager Ron Sanders, and driver/owner-operator Matthew Velazquez, sit down with Macey Knecht, Convoy’s Carrier Advocacy Specialist, to discuss their experience signing up to work with Convoy. SHAIN FERRISS, OWNER OF GREENMILES Macey: Welcome Shain, and thank you for joining us! Greenmiles has an incredible reputation in the industry – I…
What is Freight Factoring and Is It Right For You?
What is freight factoring? Freight factoring is all about cash flow. If carriers have slow-paying customers or brokers then they may have to wait up to 60 days to get paid for your work. However, carriers need cash flow to pay their expenses such as fuel, insurance, payroll, repairs, and more. That’s where freight factoring…
Keep your schedules full and trucks loaded through our new AscendTMS integration
Today, Convoy is announcing a new integration with AscendTMS, a leading Transportation Management System (TMS) provider, to help carriers efficiently find and book loads that keep their trucks full and earning. By combining the powerful business tools of AscendTMS and freight load recommendations from Convoy, the nation’s most efficient digital freight network, carriers can now…
Reducing The Hassle Of Finding Loads To Haul & Managing Jobs On Carrier Web
As part of our constant focus on reducing the hassle for carriers, we’re excited to share several updates to Carrier Web, our web-based experience. These updates enable carriers to easily find work and manage the loads they’ve hauled as part of running and growing their businesses.
Convoy’s Power Only Program Enables Carriers To Earn Up To $19,000 More Annually with Less Hassle
By eliminating trailer loading and unloading wait times, Convoy power only loads require an average of 6 hours less to complete than traditional live loads to and from the same facilities. Carriers who are hauling power only loads in Convoy’s network are doing so 30% of the time, and generating up to $19,000 more revenue per truck per year through increasing the number of loads they are able to haul.
Convoy to Promote use of Natural Resources Canada’s SmartDriver Program to Help Truck Drivers Save Money and Reduce Carbon Emissions
Convoy encourages use of free eco-driving training course to tens of thousands of truck drivers in North America We are excited to announce a new way for carriers to reduce carbon emissions by 35%. Starting today, we are promoting Natural Resources Canada’s industry leading SmartDriver for Highway Trucking (SDHT) training course to Convoy’s network of tens…