Can You Trust Your Freight Tracking Data? | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Michael Vincent (1:00)

I was just talking to a man, Fraze, about how fun it is to try to be an audio engineer.

So freaking easy. So we're like, somehow we're gonna get sound out of this little box. Somehow it's gonna happen in the next five seconds. Right? You're like, ah, shit.

Malcolm Harris (1:18)

Some headphones and some grit and determination can go a long way, bro.

Michael Vincent (1:24)

That's it, bro. We willed it. We willed it, damn.

Malcolm Harris (1:27)

We willed it. Some champions.

I lost you again.

You lost me again? It's all right. It's all right because I'm gonna keep us going. And I'm sure you can read my lips and we'll try and make it happen. So while we figure out the audio issues on mics, and I just want to say, man, appreciate you guys. It's been a great week. The Enterprise Fleet Summit was absolutely fantastic. Shout out to Repower as well as Descartes too. And with that being said, let's get to the road ahead because we have a special guest on the show today. You guys have seen this man. He's been on numerous times, but it's always good to hear from him. Mr. Andrew Wimer. For those that don't know, Andrew Wimer is the Associate General Manager at Descartes. And he's going to join us to talk about freight visibility entering into its next phase. For those that don't know, the old question is always, where's my load? We've asked that all the time. The new one, though, is, can I trust what I am seeing? And that is a great question to ask, all right? We're going to get into Descartes MacroPoint ELD Plus while adding a second independent tracking signal changes the game, what it means when that signal doesn't match the first, and then also where AI coworkers fit in when the data flags a problem, operations still have got to solve. All right, so I'm excited to speak with Andrew here in a moment. And he's always a good time. I really, really do like having him on this show, so it's going to be a good segment. But before we get to Andrew, and before we get to Mike, all right, figuring out those audio issues, let's talk about who is bringing us this month's episode, all right? It is our presenting sponsor, none other than the organization that Andrew Wimer represents. It is Descartes, all right? This segment is brought to you by Descartes, introducing Descartes MacroPoint ELD Plus, which is what we're going to be speaking about today. It's a new dual source tracking capability. That combines ELD and mobile app tracking in one session. You can spot discrepancies sooner, capture proof of delivery, and gain greater confidence in every single load. You can learn more, obviously, on the show here, but you can also learn more at descartes.com, all right? And then also, what would we be without our supporting sponsor? This is Kooner Fleet Management Solutions, all right? Because a truck that's not moving isn't making any money. Every breakdown leads to the loss of revenue. Oh, we got them back. He is back. Michael Vincent, what's up, baby? Driving downtime and added pressure on your business, all right? That's why fleets across North America, they are trusting Kooner Fleet Management Solutions for mobile maintenance, all right? Preventative service, DOT inspections, and nationwide repair support.

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I'm going to do FreightWaves today with that guy, Zach Strickland, coming up here at noon Eastern, and there's going to be so much happening. We're going to have a What The Truck? episode there. I'm going to talk to Michael Vincent, got to my Diaz Forum. There's going to be a lot to get into. The Lizard's going to be in the building. Craig Fuller is going to be in the building. Michael Vincent might see Adam Wingfield. You never know. There's going to be a lot. I'm sure TPC is going to be in the building. It's going to be a lot going on. Tickets are on sale now. The Lizard, look at him go. Bang, bang. All right. With that being said, there is a promo code for you. All right. If you guys are like, I've gone to a lot of conferences. There's a lot going. That promo code is TAKE20. All right. Thank you so much, Cody Dowler, for being awesome. TAKE20 is your opportunity to literally take 20% off of admission into the Future of Freight Festival. So guys, make sure you get your tickets. They are on sale now, October 27th and the 28th. Again, the Future of Freight Festival at The Signal. Jen Wiggins, as well as Ashley Dale, the entire events team, have some great stuff planned. Chattanooga, Tennessee, 27th and 28th. Let's lock it in, folks. All right?