This story appears in the June 12 print edition of iTECH, a supplement to Transport Topics.
Although it’ll be a while before we all have an IBM Watson supercomputer sitting on our desktops, there are a number of artificial intelligence business tools truckers can use right now that will help you run smarter, faster and ahead of the competition. Essentially, these next-generation wonders tap into the ability of artificial intelligence to do a lot of the thinking and strategizing for you.
Dysart“We started to invest more in AI in 2015 and just launched a business unit, Driven Analytic Solutions, that is bringing some of these breakthroughs to other carriers and partners,” said Richard Cribbs, executive vice president at Covenant Transportation Group.
“Some of our innovations in AI exist around our weather-routing engine,” he said, further describing the use of AI as “a unique approach to route compliance and predictive technologies in key risk areas such as safety and retention of our professional drivers.”
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Over at Swift Transportation, Vice President Mike Ruchensky said the trucking company also is using basic AI tools in its back-office operations and for gathering information from around the web.
Intermodal firm IMC Cos. also sees AI as a burgeoning competitive advantage, said Joel Tracy, chief information officer.
“While AI tools will not replace employees, those tools will allow team members to spend less time handling routine business and will provide more time for employees to handle more complex tasks,” Tracy said. “We continually explore how AI and other various technologies can help our business to consistently function as efficiently and effectively as possible.”
| By Joe Dysart |
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