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 […]
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 has launched direct-from-shipper loads nationwide, a new capability that provides carriers access to 10x the amount of spot freight from America’s largest shippers. One of the biggest problems that carriers face is having to call and work with many different brokers to find the best next load to haul. It is very time consuming […]
Convoy Go enables up to 50% increased productivity for drivers and increased capacity for shippers Today, we are excited to launch Convoy Go, a nationwide drop & hook marketplace that allows any carrier or owner-operator to start hauling pre-loaded trailers — and to operate at the same level as large asset-based carriers. Our data shows […]
Today, in a trucking industry first, Convoy announced that our freight marketplace is automatically matching — without human intervention — 100% of loads to trucks in top markets. These include routes from major West Coast markets such as Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles; Midwest routes from Chicago, Cincinnati, and Milwaukee; routes from Texas markets such as […]
Shippers across the country are overpaying on freight because they don’t have access to the right information about the market and lanes they run. Shippers recognize the need to fill this gap: According to Capgemini Consulting, 93% of shippers say that improved, data-driven decision making will be crucial to their supply chain success. At Convoy, […]
We consistently hear from shippers that the contractual freight process is failing them. It’s a slow and static process that is misaligned with the fast-paced and volatile freight market. Today, we are announcing Dynamic Backup giving shippers real-time, guaranteed prices for contractual freight. This provides shippers with reduced operational overhead, increased load coverage and cost […]
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? Sign up here, or visit our carriers page to learn more about our load board app, […]