LiveOnWeb Video: The Technology Factor, With Tom McLeod

"While our systems are light-years ahead of where they would have been 30 years ago, in many ways I feel we're just at the beginning. There's still so much opportunity and capability ... things we've already had requested, and many other things that can bring about additional efficiency and improvement in the way carriers operate ... I'm real excited about what we've got ahead of us just in the next few years." — Tom McLeod

As president and CEO of McLeod Software, which he founded 30 years ago, Tom McLeod has seen trucking come a long way from pads and pencils and typewritten freight bills. In this LiveOnWeb video segment with Transport Topics Technology Editor Seth Clevenger, McLeod discusses:

• The key factor that distinguishes successful from unsuccessful companies

• Sophistications companies are looking for in their systems

• The advancements that have allowed trucking companies to connect seamlessly to customers and vendor partners

The McLeod interview was featured in Part II of our LiveOnWeb series on The Future of Trucking: The Techology Factor.

Other interviews that are part of this LiveOnWeb that can be viewed as individual clips are:

• Derek Rotz, Director, Advanced Engineering, Daimler Trucks North America, discussing the evolution of trucks that are more efficient and more capable of assisting the driver.

• Freight safety experts from a technology panel at the 2015 Management Conference & Exhibition, who talked about lessons that trucking can learn from the airline industry regarding autonomous piloting, and strategies for successfully implementing advanced software tools across their fleets.

The program is a follow-up to Part I of our series, which showcased The Next Generation of Leaders.