This industry has 3.5 million professional men and women who not only deliver our goods safely, securely, and on time, but also keep our highways safe. Convoy would like to give a special thanks to our outstanding “Haul Stars” that move this industry forward. These individual businesses were recognized for their flawless performance with Convoy…
Category: Carriers
CONVOY HAUL STAR, ISAAC WILKE, SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE WITH CONVOY
Macey: One of my favorite questions to ask carriers is how did you find Convoy? Isaac: I actually found Convoy on another load board. We were looking for something local to do that day and we found this shipment with Convoy as the broker. So I gave Convoy a call, and right then and there,…
Truck Driver Appreciation Week: Four New Convoy App Features
We are launching four features designed to make every day tasks easier for truck drivers in our network.
Convoy Haul Star, Robert Key, Shares His Experience with Convoy
Macey: Thank you for joining us today Robert! One of my favorite questions to ask carriers is what brought you to Convoy, and how did your first shipment go? Robert: “Okay. I’m a little sentimental about that first shipment because of the circumstances surrounding it. It was crazy. I got into it with my last…
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week – #ThankATrucker
Every day, the hardworking truck drivers of our country keep us moving forward. This week, we celebrate them and say a sincere thank you. Join us in showing our appreciation for all that truck drivers do.
Convoy Launches Factoring and Fuel Card to Carriers Nationwide
Factoring extends innovative QuickPay program to non-Convoy loads and introduces new fuel card to help carriers save an industry-leading $19,000 a year in operating costs. Convoy, the nation’s most efficient digital freight network, today announced Convoy Factoring, powered by Apex Capital, a new payment service for carriers that provides same or next day payment, with…
Convoy Launches TruckYeah Savings, The Most Comprehensive Discount Program In The Industry
Partners with best-in-class providers to offer industry-leading discounts that put up to $35,000 per truck per year back into the hands of owner-operators and small fleets
Marketplace Update with Kevin Rutherford – Part 3: Rates
On Friday, July 10th, Convoy joined Kevin on his webinar series, Positive Matters, to discuss the current economy in regards to supply, demand, and truckload rates. In part one (demand), we looked at data on factory output and the headwinds and tailwinds in the freight economy. In part two (supply), we focussed on how driver…
3 Ways Carriers Can Prepare for DOT Week
Quality and compliance is perhaps one of the most important aspects of keeping both truck and other drivers safe. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck Blitz, often referred to as DOT Inspection Week, was set for September 9 – 11th 2020. Below is a list of 3 ways every carrier in our network…
Operating During Brake Safety Week, August 23-29
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced that Brake Safety Week will proceed as scheduled from August 23-29. As a part of this, enforcement officials will inspect carrier vehicles for critical out-of-service brake violations and other out-of-service violations.
Marketplace Update with Kevin Rutherford – Part 2: Supply
On Friday, July 10th, Convoy joined Kevin on his webinar series, Positive Matters, to discuss the current economy in regards to supply, demand, and truckload rates. In Part two of the webinar series, Kevin Rutherford and Aaron Terrazas, Convoy’s director of economic research, talked about how driver entries and exits are shaping the market, and…
Convoy Launches Dedicated Freight for Owner-Operators and Small Fleets Nationwide
Today we are introducing dedicated freight to provide every owner-operator and small fleet carrier in our network with equal access to predictable work and income. Every carrier in our network can bid on dedicated freight contracts within the Convoy mobile app, reducing time spent securing individual loads enabling carriers to focus on driving and generating…
3 Ways Carriers Can Prepare for CVSA Safety Week 2020
With CVSA Safety Week set for July 12 – 18th, we created a list of 3 ways every carrier in our network can be prepared
Convoy and Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) Partner on Freight Visibility Integration
Today, we announced a new technology partnership with Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) to help carriers simplify daily tasks and grow their businesses. We will integrate with Motive’s freight visibility API to access location data for en-route shipments—generated by consenting carriers in our network who use Motive’s Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)—to provide additional visibility and eliminate the…
Utilization of Convoy’s Industry-First Hassle-Free Lumper Payments Surpasses 70%
We’ve seen widespread adoption of our hassle-free lumper payment feature. Announced in January, our industry-first feature for carriers is integrated directly into our app so carriers can request and receive lumper payment codes immediately, with just a few taps on their mobile device. With every load and carrier in our digital freight network eligible to…
Goodyear Interview: Helping Truckers During COVID-19
As truckers transport essential supplies across our nation, Goodyear is providing roadside services and access to equipment to support America’s truckers. Blake Winterton, Senior Manager of Commercial Services at Goodyear, joins Convoy for our latest video covering how COVID-19 is impacting the freight industry. Winterton is responsible for Goodyear’s FleetHQ Service Center, a program that helps…
6 ways a digital freight network can help shippers during COVID-19
In its April 2020 report, Gartner advised supply chain technology leaders to explore digital freight networks and associated technologies to address current challenges and further disruptions to transportation that are caused by COVID-19. According to Gartner analyst Bart De Muynck, “Digital freight networks can help companies that are looking for real-time available capacity or looking…
An Owner-Operator’s Experience of the COVID-19 Crisis
Just a few weeks ago, the freight industry saw surging transactional demand as consumers flooded grocery stores for food and household supplies. Now the demand has dried up, and as FreightWaves reports, outbound tender volume is below its average for “normal times.” What do these market trends mean for truck drivers who are on the front…
In response to COVID-19, Convoy announces partnership with Goodyear to provide tire discounts & roadside assistance to carriers
Today, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, truckers are driving longer and wearing tires down faster to haul essential loads and keep our supply chain moving. Convoy and Goodyear, a trusted leader in the tire industry, want to help these heroic drivers. Effective immediately, we are providing roadside assistance as well as online tire discounts…
The Logbook: Taking the Wheel with Eliza Cruz
Convoy is dedicated to better understanding the everyday experiences and problems carriers face behind the wheel. Today, we sit down with Eliza Cruz from Sacramento, California to talk about moving to the United States from Guatemala and building a family-first business. Beep Beep Trucking first began using Convoy to find and book local loads in…
