At Convoy, speed and innovation are rooted deep in our culture – they’re a part of who we are. We believe that when we remove boundaries and free people up to truly run, great things happen. Last week was Convoy’s first #MoonshotWeek, during which the Convoy team had the opportunity to take a step back…
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Less Waiting. More Hauling. Introducing Flex Loads.
One of trucking’s dirty secrets is that poor appointment setting is a leading source of wasted time and empty miles. According to research from American Transportation Research Institute, drivers are driving empty 20.7% of the time. Even if a driver is able to find a shipment on the right route, the timing frequently doesn’t work…
Convoy Raises $185 Million led by Alphabet’s CapitalG
Today we are excited to announce that we’ve raised $185M led by CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund of Google parent company Alphabet, bringing our total capital raised to more than $265 million. As part of our new relationship with Alphabet, David Lawee from CapitalG will join our board of directors. This year, we’ve expanded…
Tackling the Future of Transportation with Greylock’s Reid Hoffman and Simon Rothman
Recently, our friends at Greylock Partners hosted an invite-only event in San Francisco on The Future of Transportation. The event brought together a mix of tech startup founders and press to talk about the impact of technology on the transportation landscape and the role of autonomy over the next few decades. Panels featured insights from…
Convoy Wins Next Tech Titan at 2018 Geekwire Awards
Each year, the Geekwire Awards celebrate the heart and soul of Seattle’s thriving tech community. Last year, Convoy took home the coveted Startup of the Year award. And this year – at the 10th Anniversary Award ceremony last night- Convoy was recognized as Geekwire’s Next Tech Titan! “This is a huge honor,” Convoy co-founder Grant…
Convoy Introduces Power-Only Program and Universal Trailer Pool
Two years ago we announced a new power only loads program that would unlock business opportunities for small carriers and owner-operators, helping them access more loads and spend more time with their trucks full. Interested in hauling with Convoy? Get set-up with a carriers‘ portal, or read more on our carrier packet page to learn…
Case study: Land O’Lakes partners with Convoy for consistent capacity
As a full-service cooperative that utilizes a wide variety of transportation modes and methods, Land O’ Lakes in Minneapolis may be picking up milk in a temperature-controlled truck one day and then delivering feed products in a dry van the next. Each one of these different modes and methods comes with different challenges, with the…
Introducing Instant Bidding: Helping Carriers find the Right Job at the Right Price
Today we’re announcing the addition of Instant Bidding which gives carriers control and lets you name your price directly from the Convoy load board app without the need for phone calls or negotiations. Earn More, Less Effort Convoy was founded to make trucking easier and more efficient. We launched our free mobile app to let…
Case study: No one was minding the gate
There’s not a lot of forward planning in the wine and beer distribution industries, where 11th-hour phone calls to “deliver glass bottles to a location in Los Angeles tomorrow morning” is a commonly-heard request at Glass Bottles and Co. A maker of glass bottle and packaging, the company knows that storage space is at a…
Case study: Speeding up the supply chain
Learn how the leading private bottled water manufacturer (Bottled Water co.) in the United States increases the speed of their supply chain with Convoy’s innovative trucking services. For most stores, the average order-to-shelf time is over 7 days for most of their beverage suppliers. For this private bottled water manufacturer, average order-to-shelf is just 3…
A new way to find loads and reduce deadhead
Today, we are excited to announce new ways of finding work that help carriers plan ahead, reduce deadhead miles, and get the loads they really want—all free through our mobile app’s load board. Our carriers consistently tell us that the thing that matters most is to help them keep their trucks full and find loads…
