Alvys

Alvys paves the way to improved efficiency – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Nick Darman, founder and CEO of Alvys, sat down with host Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach and Project 61, to discuss his entrepreneurial journey into trucking, from starting a trucking company to creating a world-class TMS to help fleets maximize efficiency and utilization.

Darman began working in trucking when his father was driving a truck. While attending Georgia State University, Darman started a trucking company and ran dispatch. Other...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alvys-paves-the-way-to-improved-efficiency-taking-the-hire-road

FreightTech Friday: Alvys raises $20.5M to accelerate tech development

Logistics software provider Alvys announced Monday it has closed its Series A with $20.5 million in funding led by Titanium Ventures, with participation from Picus Capital and existing investors RTP and Bonfire. The company is looking to continue to develop its current offerings and support customer growth. Alvys has raised about $30 million to date.

Nick Darman, founder and CEO, told FreightWaves in an email Alvys is prioritizing its development in less-than-truckload and cross-border...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighttech-friday-alvys-raises-20-5m-to-accelerate-tech-development

Discover How Daily Operations Take Less Time With a Modern TMS

We did a deep dive into the workflows of a legacy transportation management system to learn how these older systems perform vs. modern cloud-based solutions. Our main focus was the time it takes to do everyday tasks from the perspective of a freight brokerage. What we found out will leave you questioning why you’re still using an old TMS.

Our investigation covers three main areas of the load life cycle:

  • Pre-pick-up
  • In-transit
  • After-delivery

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A day in the life of a dispatcher — with and without Alvys

Victoria Condratiuc sips her coffee as she catches up on emails to start her Tuesday morning. As operations manager at TVA Logistics, she’s gearing up for another busy day.

Overseeing 120 trucks and refrigerated trailers, Condratiuc knows that her dispatchers have a lot on their hands. TVA has 19 dispatchers that, on average, each dispatch six trucks per day across a cold chain that stretches from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest.

Nonetheless, Condratiuc is confident that her team will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-dispatcher-with-and-without-alvys

More than a TMS, Alvys spares carriers from needing multiple software solutions

Logistics providers have one goal in mind: Ensure shipments arrive on time and in one piece. But it’s easier said than done, as growth can often be a double-edged sword. 

When demand surpasses the capabilities of a business, growing pains make it difficult to scale operations. This is the case for many carriers as well as shippers and 3PLs with growth in mind.

The juggling act of sourcing, fulfillment and management often distracts logistics providers from the business at hand, as each department...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-than-a-tms-alvys-spares-carriers-from-needing-multiple-software-solutions