AI in Logistics News Updates

The transportation management system provider said its AI-enabled Cortex platform can now cover the full scope of freight planning.

During the “AI 101: What Fleets Need to Know” panel, speakers emphasized that AI is intended to support, rather than replace, maintenance professionals.

Fleets looking to deploy AI should focus on clean, accessible data and defined business problems, not the latest technology pitch, panelists said at The AI Summit.

Fleet executives and technology providers discussed how AI is reshaping fleet safety, driver performance and overall carrier operations during The AI Summit.

McLeod Software is rolling out new AI capabilities, including a virtual assistant that will come with the next version of its core transportation management system.

Tom McLeod said the industry is riding a rate rebound driven by the winnowing of excess hauling capacity that had contributed to a four-year rate recession.

The fleets pulling ahead today are inserting AI at the decision point, using it to make smarter calls about load matching and network optimization.

The gap in goods and services trade grew 24.4% from the prior month to $88.6 billion. The value of imports increased 2.8% and exports fell 2.1%.

The chatbot can help leverage data specific to growers’ fields, with information collected when crops are being planted, treated or harvested. 

Safety managers at two large carriers discussed how they are using AI tools to provide more timely guidance to their drivers at a technology summit this summer.