Tom McLeod Talks About the Technology Transforming
Trucking BY DEBORAH LOCKRIDGE, EDITOR IN CHIEF OF BOBIT BUSINESS MEDIA’S HEAVY DUTY TRUCKING MAGAZINE AND
TRUCKINGINFO.COM
This article originally appeared on
www.truckinginfo.com, the website of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, and is re- used by permission.
From artificial intelligence to autonomous trucks, McLeod Software President and CEO Tom McLeod focused on new and on-the-cusp technology in his opening remarks at the 29th annual McLeod User Conference, held in Denver with nearly 1,100 attendees.
Noting that the trucking industry is not at the same unprecedented high level it saw in 2018, with fleets reporting profitability and revenue numbers all over the place, McLeod said that it’s not just the economy, which is still growing – it’s change.
“And what does change represent?” he asked the audience at the Gaylord Rockies convention center.
“Opportunity!” several responded, prompting McLeod to ask if they had peeked at his notes. “Change can mean great opportunity for your business if you’re prepared,” he said.
McLeod said technology is a primary driver of the transformation we’re seeing in the industry – not only information technology and things like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics, but also the technology on the truck, he noted, such as advanced safety systems and remote upgrades and diagnostics.
“The transformation is not something that’s done in a week,” McLeod said. “It’s an incremental thing. We want you to change from within, rather than having change forced on you from the outside,” and education such as that provided at the UC can help with that, he noted.
McLeod Software President and CEO Tom McLeod talks to reporters at the company’s annual user conference.
In his opening remarks as well as in a follow-up session with trucking editors, McLeod talked about “topics that are going to transform the industry over the next few years and already at work.”
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