McLeod Software is celebrating 25 years of providing software solutions to the trucking industry.


In 1985, company Founder, President and CEO Tom McLeod sold and programmed the initial version of his dispatch and accounting package for a handful of trucking and brokerage companies. Today, the company has hundreds of truckload and brokerage firm clients across the country. The company is run out of Birmingham, Ala., and Salt Lake City.

"It is an honor to serve the people and companies that make up the trucking industry," said McLeod. "As we reach this milestone, I think about the 'Four Rules of Business' that I developed over time, that have helped to drive the company to where it is today: spend less than you take in, do what you say you are going to do, know what you are doing and treat everyone with dignity and respect."

McLeod has grown to more than 150 employees, offering fully integrated enterprise software systems including LoadMaster, its flagship system for truckload carriers; PowerBroker, its brokerage product; DocumentPower Enterprise, document imaging and management tools; and HirePower, its driver recruiting and hiring efficiency system.

"My goal from the beginning was to always do the very best we can for each and every customer," McLeod said. "It is important to listen to the customer and develop the software tools that are of value to running their business more efficiently and profitably."

Most recently, McLeod entered the freight management/third-party logistics market with its new iLens product line, offering freight procurement, load execution and spot market services. In response to the credit markets tightening, the company launched a new McLeod Financial Solutions division last year.

The company plans to celebrate the milestone during its annual Users' Conference slated for Sept. 13-14, 2010, at the Sheraton-Birmingham Convention Center in Birmingham.