Today we are expanding our Digital Freight Network to include cross-border freight with Canada. This expansion opens up hundreds of new lanes for thousands of carriers on both sides of the border, at a critical time for essential goods to pass through the international border as seamlessly as possible. Historically, cross-border shippers have relied almost…
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Carbon Emissions Savings: 1,700,207 pounds and counting
The heart of the Convoy Digital Freight Network focuses on the use of technology to build the most efficient supply chain possible, lowering costs for shippers, increasing earnings for drivers, all while saving our environment through the elimination of empty miles. Today, on our one year anniversary of launching Automated Reloads, we are revealing our Carbon Emissions…
In response to COVID-19, Convoy announces partnership with Goodyear to provide tire discounts & roadside assistance to carriers
Today, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, truckers are driving longer and wearing tires down faster to haul essential loads and keep our supply chain moving. Convoy and Goodyear, a trusted leader in the tire industry, want to help these heroic drivers. Effective immediately, we are providing roadside assistance as well as online tire discounts…
5 Years of Convoy: Our Growth and Vision
Today marks Convoy’s fifth birthday. We have many things to be proud of, yet it’s hard to feel celebratory given what’s happening in the world right now. More than ever, we appreciate the millions of hard working people who are moving the freight that is so vital to our country during normal times, and particularly…
Convoy Reaches 100% Automated Brokering in Top Freight Markets
Today, Convoy announced another first in the trucking industry: 100% automated brokering of loads to carriers, comprised of matching and freight pricing, on lanes in top freight markets including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, and Los Angeles, among others. In February 2019, Convoy announced 100% automated load matching. With today’s milestone, we have now achieved 100% automated…
Convoy Tech Blog: How the Engineering team is keeping trucks full by algorithmically bundling shipments
Earlier this year, we introduced Automated Reloads, a solution that algorithmically evaluates and optimizes how loads can be grouped in real-time, all without human intervention. Today, Marketplace software engineer Amin Amiri penned an article on Convoy’s Tech Blog talking about the engineering team’s journey in building graph algorithms. These algorithms keep trucks running full and…
Building the most efficient digital freight network, eliminating billions of waste in trucking
The inefficiencies in trucking are not new. For years, people have talked about empty miles, yet 35% of all miles are still driven empty. There is a shortage of drivers, yet detention and payment remain a hassle. Drivers spend an average of 2.5 hours loading or unloading at each stop. These issues eventually translate into…
Transforming the way we transport freight – the road to endless capacity and zero waste
We are at an opportunistic moment in freight. Today, smartphones are in the vast majority of trucks, automation and machine learning capabilities are being deployed at scale, and companies of every size are trying to optimize supply chains to improve their bottom lines and reduce their carbon footprints. Even so, the global freight industry continues…
Convoy Moonshot Week 2019 – A Week of Innovation
At Convoy, innovating deliberately is one of our core values, with an emphasis on creating products and features that improve the operations of shippers and the lives of carriers. To put this into action across the company, we dedicate a full week each year to take big swings and focus on projects that drive impact…
Using machine learning and AWS to transform the trucking industry
Every day, Convoy is working to design innovative solutions that address supply chain inefficiencies. On Convoy’s tech blog on Medium, engineer manager David Tsai wrote an article about how Convoy is using machine learning and AWS to transform the trucking industry. You can view the full story here and be sure to watch the video…
Convoy Launches ‘Convoy Now’ to Open API Access to the Convoy Network and Provide Automated Real-Time Pricing and Capacity for Live and Drop Loads
Today we’re thrilled to announce Convoy Now, a program that gives shippers, Transportation Management Solution (TMS) providers, Managed Transportation Providers (MTPs), and other logistics companies direct access to Convoy’s automated real-time pricing and guaranteed capacity for both live and drop-and-hook loads. This includes a suite of application programming interfaces (APIs), developer tools, and pricing programs…
Convoy Partners with TMS Provider BluJay to Bring Instant Market Rates to Shippers Nationwide
Today, we’re proud to announce a partnership with BluJay Solutions, a leading supply chain software and service provider. This partnership provides shippers with direct access to Convoy’s instant market rates with guaranteed tender acceptance no matter the market conditions, via BluJay’s Transportation Management dashboard. This direct integration has already begun to roll out with…
A Trucking State of the Union With Will “Lil Dawg” Kling
Convoy Radio, a podcast for truckers, has hosted guests ranging from Wall Street investors to asset carrier CEOs. The latest episode is an absolute must-listen as truck driver and YouTube personality Will “Lil Dawg” Kling joins the show. Kling, a.k.a. “Lil Dawg,” is an American truck driver who — after serving in the U.S. Navy…
Convoy Radio: Discussing the DRIVE-Safe Act with Director of Quality and Compliance Lorin Seeks
With hosts Jake Henderson and Michael Lewis, Convoy Radio connects with a variety of voices from the trucking world. Hear from an owner-operator who built his own trucking company — and get an inside look at the latest in technology, legislative issues, road safety, supply chain management, and more. For Episode 6 of Convoy Radio,…
Anheuser-Busch Recognizes Convoy Among its Carriers of the Year
Last year, Anheuser-Busch named Convoy its Tech Partner of the Year. As a tech-enabled logistics marketplace, we were proud to have our teams and platform recognized by an industry leader. Through our tech-enabled marketplace, we share data and insights with our customers such as facility wait times, which can help forecast detention costs, driver ratings,…
Convoy Wins “Deal of the Year” at 2019 GeekWire Awards
Seattle may be best known for the Space Needle and rain, but now it’s safe to say the Emerald City is officially on the map for startups as well. For evidence, look no further than the tech titans nominated and honored at last night’s GeekWire Awards, an annual celebration of the Seattle tech community’s best…
Building the future of freight, together
Convoy’s product team has worked closely with hundreds of businesses — from domestic glass makers to multi-billion-dollar energy companies — to better understand how we can give you more confidence, control, and knowledge throughout your shipping operations. We found that most organizations have similar challenges when it comes to shipping freight, and every business has…
Introducing Convoy Radio, a podcast for truckers
We’re excited to introduce Convoy Radio, a podcast that brings you trucking news and interviews with transportation industry leaders. With hosts Jake Henderson and Michael Lewis, Convoy Radio connects with a variety of voices from the trucking world. Hear from an owner-operator who built his own trucking company — and get an inside look at…
Procter & Gamble Names Convoy Innovation Partner of the Year
The transportation and logistics marketplace has a lot of companies claiming innovative solutions to really hard freight problems. But, as the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. Or in this case, the proof is in the performance. During Procter & Gamble’s Annual Carrier Conference, which takes place at the corporation’s global headquarters in…
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.…
