Tom McLeod: We're Building Digital Freight Brokerage Technology

Aug 28, 2019 at 02:33 PM CST
On Monday morning, August 26, Tom McLeod, president of McLeod Software, opened the company's 2019 User Conference at the Gaylord Rockies in Aurora, Colorado, with prepared remarks. While McLeod's talk was ostensibly an overview of the company's current projects and new offerings, the subtext was that McLeod Software has technology for freight brokerage every bit as advanced and automated as newer digital entrants — and it almost certainly has better data. McLeod began by noting the diversity of his company's customers and suppliers and said that McLeod Software was committed to giving them the tools they needed to be successful. He also pointed out the diverse financial and operating results reported by publicly-traded transportation companies for the second quarter. Some companies grew topline while profits shrunk, while other companies did the opposite. "That means it's not just the economy," McLeod said. "Freight patterns are changing — the tectonic plates we rest on are shifting. Things are changing, and change represents opportunity."

Aug 28, 2019 at 02:33 PM CST

On Monday morning, August 26, Tom McLeod, president of McLeod Software, opened the company's 2019 User Conference at the Gaylord Rockies in Aurora, Colorado, with prepared remarks. While McLeod's talk was ostensibly an overview of the company's current projects and new offerings, the subtext was that McLeod Software has technology for freight brokerage every bit as advanced and automated as newer digital entrants — and it almost certainly has better data. McLeod began by noting the diversity of his company's customers and suppliers and said that McLeod Software was committed to giving them the tools they needed to be successful. He also pointed out the diverse financial and operating results reported by publicly-traded transportation companies for the second quarter. Some companies grew topline while profits shrunk, while other companies did the opposite. "That means it's not just the economy," McLeod said. "Freight patterns are changing — the tectonic plates we rest on are shifting. Things are changing, and change represents opportunity."