Convoy on AWS

Forty percent of the miles truck drivers log each year are done with an empty truck, wasting time and fuel. A large part of the problem is the industry’s infrastructure—a fragmented network of shippers and haulers joined together by brokers that match one side with the other, traditionally through email and phone calls. Convoy is disrupting the model by using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate it and help shippers and truckers move freight more efficiently.

Convoy is working to create a marketplace where shippers never have to question whether or not there’s capacity to move a load, and carriers can be confident they’re going to be utilized and driving full as often as possible. Providing drivers with more consistency and predictability in their work, Convoy helps them earn more while they’re on the road and find a shipment that will take them home.

Convoy helps the trucking industry reduce waste and meet sustainability goals. Using AWS services, including Amazon SageMaker, Convoy creates routes for drivers that keep trucks full and eliminate empty miles. This not only helps drivers earn more for every mile they travel, it also reduces carbon emissions. Plus, Convoy provides reports to shippers that allow them to see what carbon emissions they produce as well as opportunities to reduce them over time.