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If you are picking up in Bedford Pa. you will half an hour from my house. I heard they load fast there. Good luck!

 

Your fm sounds like a dud.

 

They are.

It sucks.

 

I think that was the plan behind the Varient idea.

 

The early 2000’s didn’t have Artificial Intelligence. As someone who is naturally skeptical about computer hype, this new A.I. is blowing my mind. I broke down and subscribed to the full powered ChatGPT once I saw what it can do and it’s like having an assistant for the cost of Netflix.

Convoy claims a 45% reduction in deadhead miles. Uber Freight claims reduction in idle time by 50%. Loadsmart claims a reduction in total cost of 20% from better load matching and optimization - All from using A.I..

There’s really no good reason for human dispatch anymore.

 

Schneider had a primitive model 15 years ago. The computer system would look thru the available loads picked the best one for the driver, some liads were given a higher priority because of who the customer was. They computer then sent it to the planner and they sent it.

 

Dispatch is just a series of binary - yes/no decisions. It’s perfect for this.

Are you on time for the drop?
Do you have the hours (using recap) available for the next load to x?
If not, shorten list to loads that do, plus 5% time margin.

Rinse and repeat. All working 24/7 with perfect knowledge of where you’re at instead of goofing off at the water cooler.

It also ensures there won’t be any favoritism. I’ve lost count how many dispatchers I’ve known who do that - losers who couldn’t do our job but get off on the power trip of messing with our income. Say you caught them in a lie or a F-up, said so, and now you’re forever on the C team.

The main complaint I’ve heard about those cameras is that they don’t understand context. If your seatbelt isn’t on, you start moving 2 mph and put it on two seconds after moving, you’ll still get dinged.