Three key themes overheard at Reuters Supply Chain Execution 2022 that your transportation team should be thinking about.
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“The robot in bay 5 is broken”: 4 ways you can use facility insights to drive performance and control costs
Explore Convoy’s new facility insights, plus 4 ways they can help save costs, drive operational performance, and provide carrier feedback.
A Conversation with Flexport’s Sanne Manders
Flexport COO Sanne Manders on how shippers can use technology to build a more efficient and resilient supply chain of the future.
View real-time driver ETAs and exceptions, lock in quotes, and more — new from Convoy
Explore what’s new in the Convoy website: view driver ETAs and exceptions in real time, lock in instant quotes, and more.
Data-driven 2021 year in review shows how Convoy shippers #getshipdone
Shippers with Convoy receive their 2021 year in review, with personalized data-driven facility insights celebrating their Convoy shipments.
Access insights on demand, build shipments in bulk, and more: Here’s what’s new at Convoy
Today Convoy launched three new features designed to help our enterprise customers manage their freight more efficiently.
Riding a Wave of Growth: How Convoy is Rapidly Building a Data Science Team
From its founding, Convoy was designed to be a truly data science-driven organization: machine learning, economic analysis, experimentation, causal inference, and optimization underpin every decision we make. Leveraging these tools at scale is how we are driving inefficiency out of the $800 billion U.S. freight market. I recently overheard our VP of People, Dough (real…
4 Ways for Shippers to Survive International Road Check 2019
Why is June 4-6 one of the most popular times for carriers to take vacations? Hint: It’s not kids starting summer vacation. Each June, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) designates a 72-hour period for “International Roadcheck.” This three-day event is described as “the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial motor vehicles in the world.”…
Weekly Freight Market Update: It’s a Shipper’s Market in The South
While a series of winter storms have impacted freight from coast to coast, with highway closures surrounding some major freight markets, the soft marketplace continues to show a surplus of capacity nationwide. According to FreightWaves, national tender rejections have remained stagnant, while tender volumes have decreased 3.5%. Tender Rejection Index for Shippers Monday, January 17…
Weekly Freight Roundup: A Tale of Two West Coasts
December has left the freight community patiently waiting like a kid on Christmas morning. Volumes have been incredibly stable, even trending slightly downward compared to November. Outbound Tender Rejection Rates is Down FreightWaves is reporting tender rejection rates are down to 12.71% nationally and close to year-to-date lows. The December freight market has been stable,…
Weekly Freight Roundup: Hot Holiday “Counterpart” Markets
Fueled by e-commerce shipments, the freight market has shaken off any lull as national tender volumes have recovered to pre-Thanksgiving levels. This is having a significant impact on dry van rates and capacity nationwide and is resulting in market imbalance. DAT is reporting load posts rose 54% last week while truck posts only increased by…
