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…
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Convoy Announces Sunita Solao as VP of People
Convoy welcomes Sunita Solao to its Executive team as Vice President of People, effective October 19, 2020. Sunita will report into Co-founder and CEO Dan Lewis and oversee all aspects of the People and Places teams at Convoy, including recruiting, total rewards, learning and development, DE&I and workplace and facilities teams. “Finding the right…
Convoy VP Kristen Forecki Recognized as Top Business Leader in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2020 “40 Under 40”
Congratulations to Convoy VP of Operations and Supply, Kristen Forecki, for being recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal in the “40 Under 40” Awards. This annual recognition identifies executives under the age of 40 who are dynamic leaders in the business community. Kristen joined Convoy in 2015 with a vision to drive impact on…
Convoy Recognized in Fortune’s Impact 20 List
Fortune’s latest list celebrates the startups tackling society’s big problems. Using AI to match shippers and carriers efficiently, Convoy has helped its customers lower carbon emissions by 3M lbs.
Introducing Guaranteed Primary
Today I am excited to introduce Convoy Guaranteed Primary, a new, industry-first pricing program for primary freight RFPs that reduces a shipper’s total cost by up to 19% while guaranteeing capacity. Guaranteed Primary eliminates the win-lose dynamic of traditional RFPs. It provides shippers with a fixed margin that can be up to 50% lower than…
Convoy Launches Factoring and Fuel Card to Carriers Nationwide
Factoring extends innovative QuickPay program to non-Convoy loads and introduces new fuel card to help carriers save an industry-leading $19,000 a year in operating costs. Convoy, the nation’s most efficient digital freight network, today announced Convoy Factoring, powered by Apex Capital, a new payment service for carriers that provides same or next day payment, with…
Convoy Launches TruckYeah Savings, The Most Comprehensive Discount Program In The Industry
Partners with best-in-class providers to offer industry-leading discounts that put up to $35,000 per truck per year back into the hands of owner-operators and small fleets
The Road Ahead – My Top 5 Reasons for Joining Convoy
I am thrilled to be joining Convoy. This was a decision that I did not make lightly. After spending more than a decade at one company (Expedia), it was important to me that my next step be the right one. That meant joining a team and being part of a culture that would allow me…
Convoy adds five new TMS partners, making it the most widely available dynamic pricing capability for shippers nationwide
Instant backup and spot rates with 100% guaranteed coverage provide a safety net for logistics teams facing record-high tender rejection Seattle, WA — August 20, 2020 — Convoy, the nation’s most efficient digital freight network, today announced five new partnerships with transportation management system (TMS) providers. The partnerships with Blue Yonder (previously JDA), FreightPOP, Recon…
Introducing Black@Convoy
In the weeks following the murder of George Floyd by police, Convoy, like many other companies, put out a statement affirming our support for our Black employees and community members. In this statement, we acknowledged the centuries of privilege, ignorance, and inequalities inherent in our society as well as the role we have played in…
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.
Truckers to the Rescue: Equipping Drivers to Report Trafficking
Convoy has recently partnered with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) to raise awareness and assist law enforcement in the identification and reporting of human trafficking. It is our goal to aid in the recovery of victims and the arrest of their perpetrators.
Convoy and Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) Partner on Freight Visibility Integration
Today, we announced a new technology partnership with Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) to help carriers simplify daily tasks and grow their businesses. We will integrate with Motive’s freight visibility API to access location data for en-route shipments—generated by consenting carriers in our network who use Motive’s Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)—to provide additional visibility and eliminate the…
Paving the Way to Safer Roads with a Digital Freight Network
Today, we announced our new predictive crash capability that uses machine learning and automation to qualify safe drivers into our network, yielding 16% fewer accidents vs. the industry average.
Freight and LGBTQIA+
Monday’s Supreme Court decision [1] was momentous for the LGBTQIA+ community’s struggle for equal rights. Against the backdrop of current world events, we’ve learned that legal amendments aren’t enough to ensure all people are treated equally. The SCOTUS decision, like many historic decisions recognizing marginalized groups, marks a powerful moment in time where the real…
Black Lives Matter | Enough is enough: driving change at Convoy
The past few weeks have shed a much needed light on centuries of privilege, ignorance, and inequalities inherent in our society. The tragic deaths of Black Americans at the hands of those meant to protect them must end, and we must put in our share of the work to ensure that no one else suffers…
Dairy MAX and Convoy Deliver Thousands of Gallons of Milk to Food Banks Across the Southwest
Collaboration aims to support more than 37 million Americans experiencing food insecurity DALLAS, TX — May 20, 2020 — Dairy MAX, a nonprofit Dairy Council representing 900 dairy farm families, and Convoy, the most efficient digital freight network, have teamed up to help families in need by coordinating milk donations from local dairy processors to be…
Convoy launches Green Appointment Windows to maximize shipping efficiency and reduce carbon emissions
Today we take another step toward maximizing shipping efficiency with Green Appointment Windows. This feature, available through the Convoy shipper platform, offers shippers the ability to book their freight in a flexible appointment window to get access to the best carriers at the best price while simultaneously reducing their carbon emissions. Our research uncovered that…
Convoy, Salesforce, and UCSF team up to deliver 500K testing swabs to California hospital workers
The current COVID crisis has altered priorities for businesses and consumers around the world. While #StayAtHome and #ShelterInPlace orders are helping flatten the curve, there is still much work to be done on the front lines as testing increases and new cases are identified daily — thankfully at a slowing rate. As the most efficient…
Why every shipper should expect real-time shipment visibility
When you order a pizza, you can track its every move, from getting placed in the oven to the minute-by-minute route the delivery car takes. And it’s not just pizza giving us real-time tracking, we know the exact location of the ride-share coming to pick us up and the status of the package we ordered…
