Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy today introduced what it said is an industry-first for motor carriers within its mobile app, in the form of “hassle-free” lumper payments. With this offering, the company said carriers are now able to request and receive lumper payment codes immediately and subsequently eliminate time-consuming phone calls and out-of-pocket expenses that
Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy announced a significant milestone today, as it said it has reached 100% automated brokering of loads to carriers—comprised of matching and pricing in lanes in top United States freight markets—which it called an industry first. These markets include Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, and Los Angeles, among others. And it follows a
Earlier today, Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy said it has made continued inroads on the investment front in securing $400 million in Series D funding. Company officials said that a key objective with this round of funding is to eliminate hundreds of billions of dollars of waste in the trucking industry. Convoy officials said that this
A new offering released today by Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy offers motor carriers access to ten times the amount of spot freight from the biggest shippers in the United States. Entitled direct-from-shipper loads, Convoy said this offering removes the need for shippers to work with multiple brokers and subsequently provide each carrier with a
Amit Sekhri took up trucking in the thick of the Great Recession, drawn in part by the freedom of driving the open roads. He was prepared for long hours and weeks away from home. But two of his biggest — and least expected — gripes were the constant phone calls and late payments. Like many