Dan Lewis, co-founder and former CEO of Convoy Inc., discussed the rise and fall of the digital freight brokerage he helped create and the lessons he learned along the way on Tuesday at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival.
FleetPulse has spun off from trailer OEM Great Dane and hired industry executives to lead the independent company.
Convoy’s co-founder and CEO suggests that FreightTech offerings have paved the way to disrupt fragmentation with a new model of shipping: the hybrid carrier model.
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“The new model is flexible and brings together dedicated support teams highly trained on one or a few shippers’ needs and operating requirements,” said Convoy founder and CEO Dan Lewis.
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“Scheduling appointments at facilities is one of the most common activities in trucking, but it is also one of the most fragmented and offline,” said Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Convoy.
Convoy, a digital trucking network, is collaborating with sustainability partners like CHEP to solve industry challenges by eliminating waste, eradicating empty miles and cutting out inefficiencies.
This fireside chat focuses on managing the ups and downs of the trucking market with Convoy’s Dan Lewis.
Convoy is preparing for FreightWaves’ second annual Net-Zero Carbon Summit, taking place Friday, April 22.
The digital freight network has reached a $3.8 billion valuation after raising $160 million in series E funding and $100 in venture debt.
Convoy’s focus on empty miles emphasizes the importance of looking within your transportation network to work toward carbon neutrality.
“There’s a lot of waste in the freight industry, and we believe much of it can be avoided with new approaches to capacity sourcing and shipment automation,” said the senior vice president of USA Truck, which has been helping develop Convoy’s program for the past year.
“You’re not only reducing empty miles to reduce carbon emission waste, but you can also reduce wasted dollars,” said Wong.
Convoy co-founder and CEO Dan Lewis sat down with FreightWaves to discuss the unusual freight market that has dominated 2020 and the future of Convoy.
Convoy CEO Dan Lewis’ presentation on Tuesday was titled “Your Problems are Our Obsession: Things I Learned by Sneaking into Warehouses and Camping Outside Truck Stops.”
Founded by Dan Lewis, CEO, and Grant Goodale, CTO, in 2015, Convoy has closed a $400 million Series D round of funding, bringing total funding to $668 million to date and valuing the company at $2.75 billion.
Convoy put the freight brokerage industry and shippers on notice with it’s automatic detention system.
