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4 Ways Driver Managers Can Help You Keep Good Drivers

Is the driver shortage about demographics, pay, or how drivers are treated? HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge shares some ideas for how your driver managers or dispatchers can make a difference.

How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Solve Real-World Trucking and LogisticsChallenges

If the words “artificial intelligence” conjure up an image of Skynet in the Terminator movies, it’s time to think again. There are real-world transportation companies using AI to do their work better, faster, and more effectively – and they could be your competition.

Tom McLeod Talks About the Technology Transforming Trucking

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

McLeod Software Introduces Driver Choice and Trip Management

McLeod’s newest version of its LoadMaster transportation software, Version 19.1, marks the debut of LoadMaster Driver Choice, a tool fleets can use to better match loads and drivers, as well as a new Trip Management module.

McLeod Software's TopMatch Narrows Down Freight Matching Results

McLeod Software’s TopMatch technology is a digital freight matching product that combines multiple carrier search criteria into a comprehensive search to find the best match for a load.

McLeod Unveils Latest Versions of LoadMaster Enterprise, PowerBroker, DocumentPower Enterprise, FlowLogix

New capabilities and functionality have been added to McLeod Software’s solutions for truckload carriers, LTL carriers, brokers and 3PLs, including a new detention module.

Autonomous Trucks Need More than Self-Driving Tech to Become Reality

How does a self-driving truck get dispatched? What happens when it breaks down? If a receiver keeps it sitting waiting to unload? When it encounters a four-way stop or a policeman directing traffic? These questions and more were explored during a panel discussion at the McLeod Software 2018 User Conference.

6 Trucking Transportation Trends for Now and the Future

John Larkin, investment banker and longtime transportation investment research analyst, outlined the trends he’s seeing in freight transportation, many of which are being driven by the evolution of the retail supply chain.

6 Ways Fleets Should Take Advantage of a Strong Economy

“Business has been really good for everyone this year. Everyone has all the freight they can handle. So what do you do with that?” That’s the question McLeod Software President Tom McLeod posed to a crowd of customers in opening remarks at McLeod’s 2018 User Conference in Birmingham, Alabama.

McLeod Software Targets 'Extreme Connectivity' for Truck Fleets, Brokers

“Extreme connectivity” is the buzzword at McLeod Software, said President Tom McLeod at the company’s 2018 user conference, whether that’s helping its fleet and broker customers connect with load matching, working with truck makers on how to connect autonomous trucks to real-world fleet business, using blockchain to automate payments, or connecting with products that haven’t even been developed yet.