Shippers can now reduce unnecessary pickup and delivery delays by streamlining communication between their warehouses and drivers using Convoy’s Automated Bill of Lading (BOL) generator, available in both the Convoy shipper platform and Convoy Connect TMS. BOL’s are industry-standard documents used to communicate the timing, product mix and destination of a shipment with warehouses. With…
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Appointment scheduling discounts: Save time when you need to, save money when you want to.
If there’s one thing 2020 has taught us, it’s that shippers need more flexibility and control than ever before — flexibility to make the right choice, at the right time, in fluctuating market conditions, and more control over costs and quality outcomes to drive bottom-line results. As part of our ongoing effort to increase pricing…
Four ways Convoy helps simplify small business shipping
We’ve talked to hundreds of people working for transportation teams at small companies. One of the most common things we hear is that they “wear many hats” and can be responsible for everything from quoting customers, to getting shipments covered, to reconciling invoices. Convoy helps simplify the entire logistics workflow by providing tools and technology…
Convoy rolls out sharable GPS freight tracking links for shippers
Today we’re excited to announce the availability of shareable GPS freight tracking links in the Convoy shipper platform. By simply copying and pasting a tracking URL, shippers can now extend Convoy’s real-time GPS visibility and shipment status data to their entire supply chain network.
Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 8/10/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
Is your spot freight quote competitive? Convoy’s freight quote calculator will tell you.
In a recent poll, 50% of shippers indicated they price-compare on every single load, while the other half indicated they price-compare on the majority of loads. Whether you are looking to book with Convoy, or a different carrier in your network, businesses can leverage the Convoy freight quote calculator to quickly compare the rates they…
Convoy Connect’s Order-Centric TMS turns customer orders into high-efficiency shipments
Convoy Connect, Convoy’s free transportation management system (TMS), now instantly consolidates orders to create high-efficiency full truckload shipments. In developing Convoy Connect, we observed transportation coordinators continuously struggle to handle the flood of incoming orders that need to be delivered to their customers. They would manually translate these orders into shipments again and again, just…
Convoy adds pricing transparency for small and medium businesses with automated spot quote benchmarking
We are excited to announce the availability of automated quote benchmarking for spot freight directly within the Convoy shipper platform. This industry-leading feature uses industry data and historical Convoy quote data to deliver contextual pricing insights alongside Convoy’s instant freight quote.
Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 7/27/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
Is this online freight quote for real? Three questions to ask before you book.
Many carriers and brokers now offer instant rates, but are these prices always what they seem? While online quotes often surface attractive prices, at the end of the day there can be a big difference between the quote and the invoice. Here are three questions you should ask yourself when getting an instant freight quote…
