Category: Carriers

Convoy Haul Star, Greenmiles, Shares Their Experience With Convoy

Greenmiles’ owner Shain Ferriss, operating manager Ron Sanders, and driver/owner-operator Matthew Velazquez, sit down with Macey Knecht, Convoy’s Carrier Advocacy Specialist, to discuss their experience signing up to work with Convoy. SHAIN FERRISS, OWNER OF GREENMILES Macey: Welcome Shain, and thank you for joining us! Greenmiles has an incredible reputation in the industry – I…

What is Freight Factoring and Is It Right For You?

What is freight factoring? Freight factoring is all about cash flow. If carriers have slow-paying customers or brokers then they may have to wait up to 60 days to get paid for your work. However, carriers need cash flow to pay their expenses such as fuel, insurance, payroll, repairs, and more. That’s where freight factoring…

Keep your schedules full and trucks loaded through our new AscendTMS integration

Today, Convoy is announcing a new integration with AscendTMS, a leading Transportation Management System (TMS) provider, to help carriers efficiently find and book loads that keep their trucks full and earning. By combining the powerful business tools of AscendTMS and freight load recommendations from Convoy, the nation’s most efficient digital freight network, carriers can now…

Convoy’s Power Only Program Enables Carriers To Earn Up To $19,000 More Annually with Less Hassle

By eliminating trailer loading and unloading wait times, Convoy power only loads require an average of 6 hours less to complete than traditional live loads to and from the same facilities. Carriers who are hauling power only loads in Convoy’s network are doing so 30% of the time, and generating up to $19,000 more revenue per truck per year through increasing the number of loads they are able to haul.

Convoy to Promote use of Natural Resources Canada’s SmartDriver Program to Help Truck Drivers Save Money and Reduce Carbon Emissions

Convoy encourages use of free eco-driving training course to tens of thousands of truck drivers in North America We are excited to announce a new way for carriers to reduce carbon emissions by 35%. Starting today, we are promoting Natural Resources Canada’s industry leading SmartDriver for Highway Trucking (SDHT) training course to Convoy’s network of tens…