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[Canadian Flyer]

Autonomous Not in his lifetime
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/technology/the-reality-of-autonomous-trucks-

Anyone willing to be honest will admit it's a lot further off than they'd like. It's to the point that recruiters are bemoaning the term "autonomous truck" because it's making their already-tough job even harder. How do you convince someone to join the trucking industry when the talking heads out there keep saying that driverless trucks are a decade or less away? That's basically telling a prospective driver that they will be out of work in a decade. Not only is it completely untrue, people are being made to believe this lie. And in the belief of that lie, prospective drivers are looking elsewhere for a longer term job prospect. Which is further aggravating the driver shortage.

 

[SwampRatt]

FedEx Office Imposes Photo ID Policy in Response to Austin Bombings

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/fede...aUmhjMVI3WVRuSmxLWjZkTE4yRXdsMkpGdnNlczIxIn0=

 

[SwampRatt]

Trucker Wanders Oregon Woods for Four Days Because of GPS Fail

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/trucker-wanders-oregon-woods-four-days-because-gps-fail

"LA GRANDE, Ore. — A trucker who was missing for four days in a snow-covered part of Oregon after his GPS mapping device sent him up the wrong road walked 36 miles and emerged safely from a remote and rugged region of the state."

 

[SwampRatt]

PeopleNet adds the MirrorCam to its video intelligence suite

http://www.fleetowner.com/technolog...m=email&elq2=74526deb1a364a658de3e0d4427ecc74

"The MirrorCam marks the latest innovation for PeopleNet’s Video Intelligence solution, which utilizes forward, side and rear-facing cameras usable to create a 360-degree view around the cab and trailer of the truck."

 

[Canadian Flyer]

Trucker Wanders Oregon Woods for Four Days Because of GPS Fail

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/trucker-wanders-oregon-woods-four-days-because-gps-fail

"LA GRANDE, Ore. — A trucker who was missing for four days in a snow-covered part of Oregon after his GPS mapping device sent him up the wrong road walked 36 miles and emerged safely from a remote and rugged region of the state."

This guy is lucky. Glad he made it home safe.

 

[BIG R GUY]

This guy is lucky. Glad he made it home safe.

This would not have happened if he worked for Coop D. Big Dave’s has a military grade GPS in his hat that tracks signals where cell towers fail. He would have had Patel Air fly a copter in to pick him up,within an hour....

 

[Big Dave]

This would not have happened if he worked for Coop D. Big Dave’s has a military grade GPS in his hat that tracks signals where cell towers fail. He would have had Patel Air fly a copter in to pick him up,within an hour....

But I'd probably make Wong walk....

 

[seabreeze]

This would not have happened if he worked for Coop D. Big Dave’s has a military grade GPS in his hat that tracks signals where cell towers fail. He would have had Patel Air fly a copter in to pick him up,within an hour....

I keep looking for a Swift logo on the trailer.
Said he wouldn't eat the tater chips, trailer would have been empty if it was me.

 

[BIG R GUY]

I keep looking for a Swift logo on the trailer.
Said he wouldn't eat the tater chips, trailer would have been empty if it was me.

I’m still trying to figure out how someone who lives in that area,drives onto a road he should have known was not truck friendly. Did the article say he was 22?

 

[Dick Dastardly]

But I'd probably make Wong walk....

I'll walk for a Sundrop.

 

[SwampRatt]

Profit, Revenue Grow at XPO as It Invests in Tech

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/prof...iSnI5S3RETmtlU2tDZWpjRHE1Q1ZXdUNnc3NoYXIifQ==

'“By using our physical network and analytics, we can see where the order is placed and fulfill it rapidly,” said Ashfaque Chowdhury, XPO’s president of supply chain for the Americas and Asia Pacific.

He notes that XPO’s North American warehouse and distribution footprint puts goods within two-day delivery of more than 90% of the U.S. population. In essence, that timely delivery means “we are giving air-type service for ground rates,” said Chowdhury.

The company says that more than 100 warehouses and crossdocks are now XPO Direct-capable.'

 

[SwampRatt]

Search Underway for New Class of America’s Road Team Captains

ATA seeks nominations for elite team of professional drivers, industry ambassadors

http://www.trucking.org/article/Search-Underway-for-New-Class-of-America’s-Road-Team-Captains

"To nominate a professional truck driver for America’s Road Team, please carefully read the eligibility requirements and fill out the nomination form found at americasroadteam.com. Finalists will be announced October 15, with the final selection taking place January 27-30, 2019 in Arlington, Va."

 

[Redracer3136]

I keep looking for a Swift logo on the trailer.
Said he wouldn't eat the tater chips, trailer would have been empty if it was me.

I kept waiting to see Coop Dispatch on the trailer, or was he one of your “all-star” drivers incognito!!

 

[BIG R GUY]

Search Underway for New Class of America’s Road Team Captains

ATA seeks nominations for elite team of professional drivers, industry ambassadors

http://www.trucking.org/article/Search-Underway-for-New-Class-of-America’s-Road-Team-Captains

"To nominate a professional truck driver for America’s Road Team, please carefully read the eligibility requirements and fill out the nomination form found at americasroadteam.com. Finalists will be announced October 15, with the final selection taking place January 27-30, 2019 in Arlington, Va."

I nominate our Coop Leader!!!

 

[Crazy Trucker]

I'll walk for a Sundrop.

Where you been hiding?

 

[SwampRatt]

Unemployment rate drops to 3.9 percent, trucking adds 4,900 jobs in April.

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Story/Unemploymentratedropsto39percenttruckingadds4900jobsinApril

"The overall unemployment rate is now the lowest since December 2000. The rate for African-Americans — 6.6 percent — is the lowest on record since 1972.

For-hire trucking added 4,900 jobs in April, bringing the total for the year to 22,600."

 

[SwampRatt]

Trade Gap Narrows to $49 Billion; Drop of $8.8 Billion Biggest Since 2009

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/trad...ieUttSzA4YzdmUDZWUEdtQ1N2dW5NdUpkRlkxSnZCUiJ9

 

[SwampRatt]

YRC Worldwide Reports First-Quarter Loss

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/yrc-...ieUttSzA4YzdmUDZWUEdtQ1N2dW5NdUpkRlkxSnZCUiJ9

"YRC Worldwide announced a net loss of $14.6 million in the first quarter, yet the result marked a nearly $11 million improvement when compared with the year-ago period, when it lost $25.3 million, the less-than-truckload carrier announced May 3."

 

[SwampRatt]

#MeToo and the New Tax Law: Beware Of The Unintended Consequences

https://www.natlawreview.com/articl...-3-2018&utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email

"...the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes language prohibiting the deductibility of (1) any settlements or payments related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse if such settlement or payment is subject to a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) and (2) attorney’s fees related to such settlement or payment. See IRC Section 162 (q)."

 

[SwampRatt]

ATA, OOIDA at odds over recent remarks by ATA president

https://www.ccjdigital.com/ata-ooid...a3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-3

DC Velocity, a supply chain and logistics media outlet, reported earlier this week that following his remarks at the Nasstrac Shipper Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear accused “OOIDA interests” of, among other things, death threats against him and his family, bomb threats on ATA’s headquarters and smearing an ATA executive as a “child molester.”