Category: Carriers

Industry veteran Juan Garcia — who goes by JG — got his CDL in 2003 and went into business with his brother. Today, JG is the owner operator of Pacific Star Nursery Transportation Inc, based near Fresno in California’s Central Valley.  JG took my call on a Thursday morning. When I called, the temperature had already…

Carriers have told us that there are times they prefer to work on a computer — including when they have multiple trucks or dispatchers, when a dedicated bookkeeper manages paperwork and receipts, or simply when they are not on the road. That’s why we first launched our web experience for carriers in July of 2017.…

Janee Moore has an impressive resume. On top of working full time in IT, she co-owns a trucking company with her fiancé Charles. On weekdays, she commutes to her job in St. Louis — on weeknights and weekends, she deals with the ins and outs of running Thompson Trucking & Logistics. The unconventional road that…

Today, Convoy is announcing the nationwide rollout of Automated Reloads, a new program to book multiple loads at a time – helping carriers earn more, minimize empty miles, and eliminate time waiting between work.  With Automated Reloads, Convoy algorithmically evaluates and optimizes how loads can be grouped in real-time, all without human intervention. In our…

In under two years, Rupender Gill went from a company driver — away from home for weeks at a time — to the successful owner operator of BSC Trucking. He hauls only local loads, so he’s home whenever he wants. He can take time off whenever he needs. And, most importantly for him, he doesn’t…

When he was in high school, Sikander “Shawn” Sekhon came to the U.S. from India. “My parents sent me here by myself, and I didn’t speak any English,” he says. Sekhon, who goes by his last name, knew he needed to find a way to make a living after college. So he learned English, got…

As a kid growing up in Mexico and California, Roberto Perez Casillas loved looking at trucks. “My mom was always telling me, I’d look at a semi and get all excited,” Roberto says. “Even all my toys were semi trucks.” Roberto has driven for almost 15 years — and he just celebrated his company’s second birthday.…

Many truck drivers are fulfilling their dreams of getting their operating authority and starting a trucking company. Here are six steps to get your owner operator trucking business off the ground. In this article: Create a plan Buy your equipment Register your trucking business Get your operating authority and other licenses Purchase insurance Find and…

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual road check is right around the corner. Are you prepared?

Convoy Go enables up to 50% increased productivity for drivers and increased capacity for shippers Today, we are excited to launch Convoy Go, a nationwide drop & hook marketplace that allows any carrier or owner-operator to start hauling pre-loaded trailers — and to operate at the same level as large asset-based carriers. Our data shows…

You often hear about businesses striving to become a “shipper of choice” or preferred shippers. Those terms refer to companies that are making changes to be more “carrier friendly”. That includes everything from shortening facility wait times and changing multi-stop routes to single stop routes to training employees and adding clean bathrooms to their waiting…

For Chad Boblett, owner-operator of Boblett Brothers Inc., starting his trucking company was the end of a long road from a Sergeant in the Marines to a civilian. But it was also the start of an incredible journey that has given him and his family the freedom to work and travel how they want. Running…

Carriers that emphasize safety are vitally important to both the trucking industry and the well-being of the general public. In addition to keeping people safe on the road, carriers in Convoy’s network with higher safety scores also tend to have extremely high quality scores and service levels. We take pride in providing superior service levels…

Reign and Koyote don’t have your conventional story. About a year into team driving, they couldn’t be happier with their decision to trade in one version of life on the road for another – in a truck. The traveler life Reign and Koyote met in the Hawaiian jungle. She was an avid backpacker checking off…

Stephanie Trejo didn’t intend to take over Tremmar Freight Services, her dad and uncle’s trucking business. Then she heard rumors the family intended to shut it down. “So, I quit my job and I took over,” she says. When she started as an owner-dispatcher, Tremmar had 2 trucks and 1 driver — now, 6 years…