This month is Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month. API Heritage month originated in Congress in 1977 as a week-long event and expanded to the full month of May in 1990 to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843. May also marks the anniversary of the completion…
Category: Behind the Scenes
Looking back at a year of working from home with Parents@Convoy
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, Convoy shifted its business operations to an entirely work-from-home format to ensure the health and safety of employees. While this change has affected all Convoyagers differently, one group that has been affected the most is working parents. Before COVID-19, working from home and…
Womxn@Convoy – Q1 Book Club Event
The Womxn@Convoy Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Convoy offers professional and personal development programming for employees who identify as women. We foster cross-team networking and collaboration, so that women can build both personal and professional relationships that expand their opportunities. We also bring in entrepreneurial women from various industries as guests who can help us…
Women’s History Month At Convoy
Women’s History Month is a moment in our year where we get a chance to reflect on women and how they have shaped our lives, our journeys and quite literally the modern world we live in. Think about all the wonderful innovations we have because of women: The Fire Escape! Thank you Anna Connelly for…
Kicking off the Year with Womxn@Convoy
The new year brings new inspiration and the Womxn@Convoy Employee Resource Group (ERG) is making sure our members are set up for success with all the tools, connections, and inspiration they need to make this a great year. Womxn@Convoy is one of seven ERGs at Convoy. We exist to empower our members both professionally and…
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,…
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…
Introducing Meeting Circles, a Workplace Innovation From Convoy
Convoy has grown rapidly over the past year, and it has become harder and harder to book conference rooms. To address this growing issue, we put our heads together and came up with an innovative new approach to workplace productivity…Meeting Circles! We wanted to share this unique solution and encourage others to adopt this practice.…
Highway to Health – Week 3: Load Up to Slim Down
This is a guest blog post from Michelle Cartmel, health and wellness coach for Highway to Health. f you’re not registered for the program, register for free and receive the daily updates HERE! Hey Health Warriors! Welcome to Week 3 of Highway to Health. We hope that you are on your way to a healthier you,…
