Category: Carriers

Today, we’re excited to announce the kickoff of, Highway to Health, a four-week series designed to share advice on how drivers can improve health and wellness. The health and wellness of professional truck drivers is an increasing concern. This issue was ranked as the 9th most important in the industry by contributors to the American…

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Roadcheck is coming up on June 5-7. Over that three day period, safety officials across North America will conduct inspections of commercial motor vehicles and drivers. Inspectors typically conduct the North American Standard Level-1 inspection, a 37-step procedure which includes driver and vehicle compliance with CSA safety regulations. This…

Today, we are excited to officially announce our partnership with Let’s Truck and Kevin Rutherford. Convoy and Let’s Truck share the mutual goal of creating a better trucking experience by empowering carriers and making their businesses more successful. Together, we believe that both Convoy and Let’s Truck will be better positioned to enable carriers to…

Today we’re announcing the addition of Instant Bidding which gives carriers control and lets you name your price directly from the Convoy load board app without the need for phone calls or negotiations. Earn More, Less Effort Convoy was founded to make trucking easier and more efficient. We launched our free mobile app to let…

This year at the Mid-America Truck Show (MATS), Convoy was given the opportunity to meet carriers hailing from all over the United States. From dispatchers working at a dry van company out of California, to an owner operator with a sole reefer truck out of New York, carriers from all walks of life visited our…

At Convoy, we love getting the opportunity to learn more about you, our Carriers! That’s why we recently reached out to learn about what you like when you’re on the road – from your favorite foods (jerky, fruit, and nuts being top choices) to your favorite songs to throw on repeat while driving down that…

Detention is one of the biggest issues affecting the trucking industry today1. DAT research shows that nearly 63% of drivers spend more than 3 hours at the shipper’s dock each time they’re loaded or unloaded. All that time adds up to more than 4 billion hours that truck drivers spend waiting at facilities each year2.…

Today, we are excited to announce new ways of finding work that help carriers plan ahead, reduce deadhead miles, and get the loads they really want—all free through our mobile app’s load board. Our carriers consistently tell us that the thing that matters most is to help them keep their trucks full and find loads…

For both the 30 year veteran and the new owner-operator, 2017 proved to be a memorable year for the trucking industry. The perfect storm of driver capacity crunches, hurricanes, and federal mandates created a market where truck prices surged and marketplace balance shifted. While this meant increased driver earnings across the country through the latter…

Every year, the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) brings representatives from across the transportation industry together under one roof. In so doing, MATS provides owner-operators and trucking companies access to information on new products, services, and partnerships that keep millions of trucks on the road. That’s why Convoy is excited to announce its first-ever MATS appearance.…