Big paycuts coming? always heard "truck drivers are a dime a dozen"
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Big paycuts coming? always heard "truck drivers are a dime a dozen"
They are not truck drivers anymore. We are waiting for Elon Musk to develop a prototype of a cross somewhere between a robot with a mechanical cowboy hat,and BillyLo....
truckingBORED
Careering down the road to AUTONOMY!
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I'm starting a company to make autonomous politicians. They'll look and act like a slot machine - distracting us all with their shiny screens and pretty lights, while we happily hand over our earnings. The only real winner being the House.
Wait, what? The elected humans already do that?
Next you'll tell me that we have millions of human truck drivers who actually drive!?!
I better tell my robotic Senators to cancel these robotic drivers asap, or who the heck will have any income to keep them fed?
Wait, what? The elected humans already do that?
Next you'll tell me that we have millions of human truck drivers who actually drive!?!
I better tell my robotic Senators to cancel these robotic drivers asap, or who the heck will have any income to keep them fed?
Yep can see the new stickers on the doors that read EDOB, electronic driver on boardFMCSA broadens interpretation of ‘driver’ to more autonomous friendly definition
https://www.ccjdigital.com/fmcsa-broadens-interpretation-of-driver-to-more-autonomous-friendly-definition/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=10-05-2018&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-3#
Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0):
AV 3.0 states, “In general, subject to the development and deployment of safe [Automated Driving System (ADS)] technologies, [FMCSA] policy is that going forward FMCSA regulations will no longer assume that the [commercial motor vehicle] driver is always a human or that a human is necessarily present onboard a commercial vehicle during its operation.”
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This does not answer who will be held accountable Inan accident.FMCSA broadens interpretation of ‘driver’ to more autonomous friendly definition
https://www.ccjdigital.com/fmcsa-broadens-interpretation-of-driver-to-more-autonomous-friendly-definition/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=10-05-2018&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-3#
Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0):
AV 3.0 states, “In general, subject to the development and deployment of safe [Automated Driving System (ADS)] technologies, [FMCSA] policy is that going forward FMCSA regulations will no longer assume that the [commercial motor vehicle] driver is always a human or that a human is necessarily present onboard a commercial vehicle during its operation.”
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Nobody to drive the new trucks that are filled with electronic cancer. Nobody to fix the electronic cancer when it inevitably disables the truck. What a brilliant situation, let's eliminate the driver with more electronic cancer that there's nobody around to fix!
I am curious as to how law enforcement will get one of these to pull over to do a level 1 inspection???
Good catch, CF.
As with most topics today, few are willing (or able) to connect the dots. On this one we have record volumes of new orders for trucks, trucks equipped with more complex technology, significant mechanic shortages, massive driver shortages, carriers turning away (or cherry picking) freight, rates favoring carriers, increasing hours of service violations, just to name a few.
Meanwhile, no one (yet) is quite willing to be the clear employer of choice in every market. Dominate THAT market for quality personnel, and you can dominate everywhere. Trucks can last longer, with fewer repairs needed. Repairs, when needed, can be done quickly/correctly. Quality people will automatically take care of your customer base, until they become stretched so thin as to run out of hours and/or enthusiasm.
Of course the alternative is to have lots of new trucks (with tech that irritates), less than optimum (mediocre) personnel, continuous (and expensive) recruiting, claims, and the reputation in the market that goes with all of that. Swift is just one such example, IMHO.
Point being, it's all connected. We don't have the capacity for all of the business we could have. If we had all the drivers we wanted, we wouldn't have (running) trucks/trailers to put them in. Rather than address the seemingly obvious (people), decisions are made to chase the autonomous and/or tech fantasy to eliminate or circumvent the human element.
Unplug the drop cord?
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There won't be any need for highway patrol. They'll be busy guarding our new homes at the detention camp.
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I can't wait until they all find themselves spending $150,000 per unit to eliminate the driver, to discover that these expensive new toys break down even more, cost a fortune in towing bills and spend two months in the shop every time they break because there's nobody to tell anyone what's wrong.
They're all so brilliant, eliminating those expensive drivers, don't you think?
Ya, right. That'll happen when the next Democrat is elected president.
But the owners of these trucks will be able to advertise;
Transport Techs needed
Monitor trucks from your home, or car,
Or sit in sleeper-office
Pet friendly
Start at 31 cents per mile
Earn up to 32 cents per mile, depending on experience
Comprehensive benefits
Dental work done while you work
Home all the time if you want
Los Angeles,CA(ET). Big Dave and Kim enraged about sisters wearing Kim’s makeup, and Dave’s Hat! Says they look like clowns!
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/were-kourtney-khlo-kardashian-wearing-152009218.html
J.B. Hunt agrees to pay $15M to settle lawsuit over California break laws
https://www.ccjdigital.com/j-b-hunt...tm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-top-story
"The case against J.B. Hunt, Ortega v. J.B. Hunt, was originally filed in 2007. The class-action litigation sought back pay for J.B. Hunt drivers who were not awarded meal and rest breaks by the carrier and who were not paid for non-driving tasks."
Still curious why FedEx Switched to hourly rates for road drivers?
https://www.ccjdigital.com/j-b-hunt...tm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-top-story
"The case against J.B. Hunt, Ortega v. J.B. Hunt, was originally filed in 2007. The class-action litigation sought back pay for J.B. Hunt drivers who were not awarded meal and rest breaks by the carrier and who were not paid for non-driving tasks."
Still curious why FedEx Switched to hourly rates for road drivers?
And as the article states, the ATA vigorously fought the decision. As usual, the ATA sides with the company, and says **** on the driver who is using up on duty time while still in the service of the carrier, and doing it unpaid...
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While of course...the ATA is essentially the special interest lobbying group for trucking companies, NOT the drivers!!!
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Los Angeles, CA (AP) TMZ releases another video showing Big Dave, Kim, and the gang’s anger after the latest stunt pulled by Kim’s twisted sisters. Big Dave was quoted as saying, “We’re not gonna take it anymore” while Ye said, “I love BD’s hat!!” Kim could be overheard saying, “this is how you’re supposed to use my makeup.”
https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/were_not_gonna_take_it/17c9c46c-3e03-4235-bf5f-d721e04b49e4
Sources claim the video was discovered by Seabreeze while digging through Kim’s panty drawer but that hasn’t been confirmed.
Agree, but my issue with the. ATA has always been their attitude towards drivers. They try to promote them as literally all having a business degree, but wanting to pay them $40,000 a year. They make it sound like when a carrier raises the mileage pay,2 cents over 2 years, for guys who have 10 or more years with a company, that they will have money to burn.
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