truck8.ai

truck8.ai

I build intelligent systems with AI

Real AI agents that do the work — far beyond automating a workflow. I build them myself, and show leadership teams, boards and operators what's actually possible with AI now: from strategy to hands-on implementation.

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Flagship — in developmentActively under construction

Project Atlas

A new vision for project management software — with a fully integrated communications suite.

Agent-first, built from the ground up on the most modern AI stack. More details to follow.

Tech stack

AnthropicOpenAIElevenLabsLiveKitMatrixMCPNext.jsFastAPIPostgreSQL

What's possible

Automation is step one — not the destination

Most 'AI projects' automate a task: a fixed if-this-then-that workflow. Useful, but it's a fraction of what's actually possible with AI today.

Automating a workflow

A fixed chain of steps. Quick to set up and fine for what it is — but it doesn't reason, and it breaks the moment reality strays from the script.

Handles one task

Deploying an AI agent

Reads context, reasons, chooses the next step and acts — with you in the loop. It takes on the whole job, not one isolated action.

Does the whole job

EU AI Act

The AI Act is already here. Do you know where you stand?

The heavy rules for high-risk AI have moved to late 2027. But two obligations that touch every company using AI are already in force: AI literacy has been mandatory since February 2025, and from August 2026 you must tell users when they're dealing with AI.

Feb 2025

AI literacy required

In force now

Aug 2026

Transparency duty toward users

In force now

Dec 2027

High-risk AI rules

Deferred

Basic AI literacy is the minimum now. The companies that win are the ones who reinvest the freed-up energy into what only humans can do: judgment, creativity, and relationships that take years to build.

AI takes over the effort layer of work. The question is what you do after that. The best companies don't pocket the gains — they reinvest them in better human interactions, richer creative contributions, and deeper relationships. That's what I help organisations build.

Who this is for

Business owners

Curious about how AI fits your business — I help you figure that out.

Professionals

Spending too much time on tasks AI can handle — I sort that out for you.

Builders

Want to build with AI but don't know where to start — I teach you how.

Visitors from my products

Welcome. Everything here is built the same way I help others build.

truck8.ai

About me

I build with the tools I teach

I'm Tom Mekenkamp. I've been building with computers since childhood — and after 15+ years leading organisational change, AI brought everything together. Now I build products, help businesses with AI implementation, and teach people to build their own agentic systems.

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First client stories coming soon

I'm currently working with my first clients. Their stories will appear here.

Wondering if we could do something together?

Whether you're interested in one of my products, want to explore AI for your business, or just want to say hello — I'd love to hear from you.