Convoy is honored to receive the Top Carrier Award in the Broker Category from Unilever for H1 2021. Convoy was recognized for performance excellence across the five award criteria: On Time to RAD, Carrier On-Time, Tender Acceptance, Going the Extra Mile and Drop Compliance. “Out of all of these categories, Convoy performed #1 versus their…
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Convoy wins 2021 National Carrier of the Year Award from Niagara Bottling for the third time
Convoy is honored to be named 2021 National Carrier of the Year from Niagara Bottling for the third time in the last four years. Niagara recognized Convoy for exhibiting resilience and strong tender acceptance; Convoy demonstrated its ability to continually service freight amidst tight market conditions. “This award is for our partner who provides nationwide…
Introducing Convoy for Brokers
Today we’re excited to announce the next step in Convoy’s growth and evolution as the nation’s leading digital freight network. Over the last six years, we’ve built a unique fleet of owner-operators and small carriers that now number more than 300,000 trucks across the US, all connected through the Convoy app. Based on feedback from…
The Importance of #NoEmptyMiles
Sustainability has been important to me and many Convoy employees since long before we launched the company and set our mission: “To transport the world with endless capacity and zero waste.” As a kid growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I was surrounded by nature. My family embraced this and most of the vacations and…
Introducing Power-Only for Private Fleets
Today, I’m excited to announce a new power-only freight service, exclusively available to private fleets. This expansion of our Convoy Go program provides shippers with access to the nation’s largest on-demand network of tractor capacity to haul their preloaded and empty dry van trailers. It also addresses one of the biggest issues associated with managing…
Introducing a new online platform for shippers
Today we launched a new online platform for transportation teams that brings together our on-demand truckload capacity offering, Shipper Platform, with our modern transportation management system (TMS), Convoy Connect. While on-demand truckload capacity and TMS tools have traditionally been offered as separate solutions, we’ve integrated the experiences based on customer feedback to provide shippers with…
Introducing Flexible Drop
Today, I’m excited to announce the industry’s first nationwide, automated drop-and-hook service for backup and spot freight. This expansion for Convoy Go makes it the most flexible drop-and-hook service on the market, offering shippers quality, nationwide drop capacity across their routing guides.
API Heritage Month with TransportASIAN
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…
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…
CVSA International Roadcheck 2021
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck is set for May 4th through May 6th 2021. During this 72 hour period, inspectors throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico conduct inspections on commercial motor vehicles to highlight the importance of proactive maintenance and driver preparedness on the road. While this may sound intimidating to…
