Comments on: When shiny toys like Convoy don’t quite work

By: Clive Reddin

Clive Reddin — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 22:13:56 +0000

Truck drivers, or maybe called truck riders in the future, will still be around. Someone has to hand over the paperwork and receive it as well as open barn door trailers.
Who will off load freight at places that won’t even touch it while still on the truck?

By: George

George — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:12:23 +0000

Why is AI different from what Convoy tried to do? You wrote;

“You can have all the tech and engineering talent in the world, but you still have to broker freight . You need the expertise, commitment and good judgment to solve trucking problems at a human level.”

“Last I checked, computers can’t solve customers’ problems.”

Can AI pick up and deliver a load? It can help to make us more efficient but it won’t do “everything”.

By: Dave Brajkovich

Dave Brajkovich — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 20:54:53 +0000

On the contrary Mike. Blockchain may not be the buzz word going forward but the advent of Web3 will move the needle forward with decentralized data models where people and businesses own their own data and can monetize however they like, without having the big and powerful Facebook, LinkedIn and others sell your data and make fortunes! Tokenization and identity management will be another path forward where a high level of trust will be predominant with security, authentications, credit ratings as a consumer and or business and have communities join in on shared trusted environments to do business and not have to worry about if they will get paid and or have their products and services delivered. This will shake the foundations of the current plethora of software tools that at every turn seem to be pushed as the next best thing! To be successful in this new way forward will depend on businesses ability to integrate to their back ends with API’s.
API’s are becoming the norm. I am losing count on how many API connections we have now and more in the queue to complete. If you look at the API technology going back to 2018 which has been a platform infrastructure for Blockchain enabled capabilities it has certainly progressed aggressively and making electronic business easier to do without the human labor inputs from days of old. It’s only going to get bigger but the game changer will be the platforms that interconnect many within a trust chain and is free to use will be the differentiator. This is on its way and like it or not blockchain was and is the backbone of this forward trend. AI will also be a major element of this technology that will provide value add for assisted decision processing by boosting human intelligence visibility and ensuring above board business transactions. Lots more coming as the old guard moves on and the new generations take over!

By: Gene Emslie

Gene Emslie — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:00:22 +0000

Great article, Mike. Until everything is AI and robotic and people and personalities are involved, people will be needed to solve people’s problems. Watching the automation at container terminals in China is breathtaking. How do increased automation and robotics impact jobs and incomes? I agree that AI looks very disruptive, but the number of jobs created in goods and services that didn’t even exist a few years ago will likely repeat for some time. Richard Feynman was asked in the 50s how small can you make a computer when talking about nanotechnology, and he replied, “How much money do you have? The math tells us we can make things incredibly small”. I think allocating capital and investment will determine how far and quickly things progress. Some will prosper, many will not.

By: Mike fontaine

Mike fontaine — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 03:03:40 +0000

Well written Mike , I could not agree more. Yes technology works and helps, it’s a tool in the tool box. But people who understand how to use technology and know the transportation business and build relationships will be the ultimate winners.

Thanks for the article and stay healthy brother
mike