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joes bar and grill said:
Ups and Fed Ex both received government funds to do this, yet no mention of the grants from either of them.
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Absolutely true.

I figure the term "supportive" means incentives, making it lucrative/beneficial.

"...given that the state of Oklahoma has been so supportive of sustainable transportation solutions, we felt this was the perfect place..."

That is much more palatable than saying Government grants and credits make this cost effective. :27:
 
Capacity crisis, rate boom likely in the coming year, experts say

http://www.ccjdigital.com/capacity-...urnal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973

"“Now’s the time to begin thinking about managing in an environment that’s 180 degrees from the environment we’re in right now,” Perry says.

The persistent driver shortage will worsen and continue to restrict trucking’s capacity, Perry adds, and it will be compounded by coming regulations. “Capacity utilization will skyrocket, because carriers simply can’t get enough drivers to offset the fact that regulations changed.”"
 
Hanjin Cargo Owners Say Bid to Unload Vessels Isn’t Working

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=43196&page=1

"Bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Co.’s efforts to unload vessels in the United States while it goes through bankruptcy in South Korea are meeting with complaints from cargo owners and from the companies that service and equip its fleet."

“This could absolutely destroy American businesses,” Brody said. “We’re not just talking about millions, we’re talking about billions of [dollars in] merchandise. And if we can’t get it to retailers, they’re going to look to other suppliers.”
 
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One-Third of all Long Haul Trucks to be Semi-Autonomous by 2025

https://www.trucks.com/2016/09/12/one-third-trucks-autonomous-2025/

"McKinsey & Company released a 40-page study Monday on the future of commercial transport that highlights how automation technologies will drive this expansion. The report said trucking companies can expect revenues to increase by 50 percent over the next decade, with the bulk of that value created by new technologies."

Self-Driving Trucks? Truckers Say: Hit the Brakes

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

"But trucking professionals aren’t so sure. For reasons ranging from highway speeds to varying cargo requirements, trucking experts literally burst out laughing when asked about the notion of a driver sleeping while his truck barrels across a lonely state.

“Is this all intriguing and promising? Yes,” says Sean McNally, spokesman for American Trucking Associations. “But are we skeptical? Yes"
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Most research groups that are being realistic about this are saying that the adoption rate, due to costs, won't be nearly that high. One figure I read put the expected number of autonomous trucks at just 300 by 2025. No owner operator is going to spring for the equipment, and the carriers won't mass-adopt the equipment until the costs balance out. And they won't balance out till they can pay us less or be rid of us.

Reasonably speaking, there's about another 30 years or so before we actually have to be worried about this. The optimists just want us gone sooner.
 
Truckers are facing a new kind of scrutiny — electronic data tracking

http://pilotonline.com/business/por...cle_c7c48b02-5c0c-562a-93a5-ea0ccbf1d429.html


"After checking out the right lane, he braked and went around the turtle. Then began to worry.

He was going 37 mph.

If he had braked hard enough to drop his speed by 27 mph in three seconds, an electronic-logging device, or “ELD,” in his truck would have recorded the whole thing: his exact speed, digital snapshots of his actions in the moments before he braked, and latitude and longitude, among other things.

Saunders would have been required to go back to his company’s office and fill out paperwork explaining why he had to brake so hard – even though he had hit nothing."
 
Police losing battle to get drivers to put down their phones

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stor...ngbattletogetdriverstoputdowntheirphones.aspx

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates nearly 3,500 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers in the mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico in 2015, up from almost 3,200 in 2014. The number of deaths in which cellphones were the distraction rose from 406 in 2014 to 476 in 2015.

But many safety advocates say crashes involving cellphones are vastly underreported because police are forced to rely on what they are told by drivers, many of whom aren't going to admit they were using their phones."
 
SwampRatt said:
Police losing battle to get drivers to put down their phones

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stor...ngbattletogetdriverstoputdowntheirphones.aspx

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates nearly 3,500 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers in the mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico in 2015, up from almost 3,200 in 2014. The number of deaths in which cellphones were the distraction rose from 406 in 2014 to 476 in 2015.

But many safety advocates say crashes involving cellphones are vastly underreported because police are forced to rely on what they are told by drivers, many of whom aren't going to admit they were using their phones."
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I don't know about your area but the cops around mine are always on their cell phones....
 
Used truck market to see flood of supply in coming years, prices expected to fall

http://www.ccjdigital.com/used-truc...urnal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973

"He said as of July, prices for 5-year-old tractors (2011 model) were down about 15 percent year over year, 4-year-old (2012) tractors were down 16 percent and 3-year-old (2013) tractors were down 18 percent."

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LiveOnWeb: T. Boone Pickens, Fred Smith Talk Natural Gas Advancements

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...kens-Fred-Smith-Talk-Natural-Gas-Advancements


"T. Boone Pickens is one of the nation's most successful businessmen, having built one of the largest independent oil companies, Mesa Petroleum. He later became a highly successful investment fund operator with BP Capital. Pickens is working to reduce the country's dependency on OPEC oil and is a champion of pursuing alternative energy options.

Frederick W. Smith is chairman, president and CEO of FedEx Corp., where he is responsible for providing strategic direction for all FedEx Corp. operating companies. Smith is co-chairman of the Energy Security Leadership Council.

Matt Godlewski is president of Natural Gas Vehicles for America. Godlewski has also served on the leadership team of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers as vice president of state affairs."
 
SwampRatt said:
Truckers are facing a new kind of scrutiny — electronic data tracking

http://pilotonline.com/business/por...cle_c7c48b02-5c0c-562a-93a5-ea0ccbf1d429.html


"After checking out the right lane, he braked and went around the turtle. Then began to worry.

He was going 37 mph.

If he had braked hard enough to drop his speed by 27 mph in three seconds, an electronic-logging device, or “ELD,” in his truck would have recorded the whole thing: his exact speed, digital snapshots of his actions in the moments before he braked, and latitude and longitude, among other things.

Saunders would have been required to go back to his company’s office and fill out paperwork explaining why he had to brake so hard – even though he had hit nothing."
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Speaking from experience, the extra scrutiny is absolutely ridiculous. I'm all for doing the right thing, but if I get cut off on my way out of Vancouver and slam on my brakes, both my elog and the camera trigger, recording the non-event. I then have to, two days later when I return to Toronto, explain to a man in the safety and compliance department what happened and why I triggered an event when all I want to do is go home.

All of this technology is great in the many respects that it protects us as drivers, but the carriers are using all of it as an attrition tool to weed out people they don't like. The computer's numbers are absolute, and while it takes a pretty serious reaction to trigger a violation, when it does you're expected to explain yourself, even if you own the truck.
 
Canadian Flyer said:
Speaking from experience, the extra scrutiny is absolutely ridiculous. I'm all for doing the right thing, but if I get cut off on my way out of Vancouver and slam on my brakes, both my elog and the camera trigger, recording the non-event. I then have to, two days later when I return to Toronto, explain to a man in the safety and compliance department what happened and why I triggered an event when all I want to do is go home.

All of this technology is great in the many respects that it protects us as drivers, but the carriers are using all of it as an attrition tool to weed out people they don't like. The computer's numbers are absolute, and while it takes a pretty serious reaction to trigger a violation, when it does you're expected to explain yourself, even if you own the truck.
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They found a way to micro manage truck drivers plain and simple. These cameras in no way are meant to protect truck drivers, they are for the company to try and avoid law suits. IMO
 
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