Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
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Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 7/20/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 7/13/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
Dart Container and Convoy Bring Good Will To Those In Need By Transporting Food Service Products To International Humanitarian Aid Organization
Convoy was recently called upon to help deliver much-needed food service supplies donated by Dart Container Corporation of Mason, Michigan. Dart, one of the world’s largest food and beverage packaging manufacturers, donated two truckloads of foodservice products — approximately 90,000 lbs. of goods — to Matthew 25: Ministries (M25M) in Cincinnati, Ohio.
How a digital freight network delivers Enterprise-level freight shipping services to small businesses
Many shippers have heard the term digital freight network (DFN) thrown around over the past few months. DFNs are often associated with automation, visibility and efficiency, but what exactly does all of this mean for small businesses? Here are four ways that a DFN is specifically set up to help small shippers lower costs and get exceptional freight shipping services through speedy coverage, increased efficiency, and higher service levels.
Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 7/6/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
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.
Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 6/29/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 6/22/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
Convoy shipper platform automates contract rates for shippers of all sizes
Small and mid-sized shippers often miss out on the cost-savings, flexibility, and high quality service that contract freight provides. To better serve shippers of all sizes, Convoy is excited to announce automated contract rates through the Convoy shipper platform. With two types of contract rates available at four different durations, it’s never been easier to…
From Crisis Management to Restructuring
Retail Sales and Industrial Production Data Retail sales and industrial production data published this morning by the Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve Board paint the portrait of an economy on the mend. The data showed a rebound from April — hardly a feat given that month’s historic lows — though not quite as sanguine…
Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 6/15/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier falloffs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
Supply chain consulting from a digital freight network
Shippers sometimes worry that the use of technology in a digital freight network (DFN) takes the place of customer service with a human touch. In fact, shippers who work with Convoy have found the opposite to be true: by automating many of the mechanical, repetitive tasks across the shipment lifecycle, the team at Convoy can…
Instant Freight Rates: Hot Lanes, Cool Savings 6/8/2020
Shippers – It’s the start of the week and you are back at your desk looking at what orders need to move, where they need to go and when. You have hot loads, carrier fallofs, and run-of-the-mill business. Convoy is here to help get your shipments moving on time and at-cost.
Contract, Backup, and Spot: How Convoy’s Digital Freight Network Delivers in all Market Conditions
The recent demand shocks driven by COVID-19 created a ripple effect throughout the freight market, destabilizing contract rates and driving surges in backup and spot loads. As the market quickly tightened and then just as quickly contracted to pre-crisis levels, our industry saw market conditions in a period of several weeks that normally play out…
5 questions shippers should be asking right now to improve quality and reduce risk.
Let’s face it, there are a lot of things outside of our control right now. Despite all the ups and downs in the freight market, there is one thing that shippers should always be sure of – and that is the quality and reliability of your freight partners. Use these five questions to check-in with…
What drives spot freight rates?
The load boards that make up the “spot market” connect shippers with carriers. Regardless of your reason for tendering spot loads, understanding the forces that drive spot freight rates is useful knowledge for any shipper.
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…
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…
Goodyear Interview: Helping Truckers During COVID-19
As truckers transport essential supplies across our nation, Goodyear is providing roadside services and access to equipment to support America’s truckers. Blake Winterton, Senior Manager of Commercial Services at Goodyear, joins Convoy for our latest video covering how COVID-19 is impacting the freight industry. Winterton is responsible for Goodyear’s FleetHQ Service Center, a program that helps…
