freezeframe
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Ok now you have the tin foil hat. I never said "soon" we will be out of jobs. Almost every company is going to paperless logs, sensors all over the truck to keep the truck in the lane, kicks cruise off and automatically slows the truck down if you get too close to a vehicle ahead of you, automatically slows the truck down if you go around a turn quicker than it likes, speed sensors that keep track of how fast the truck goes compared to the actual posted speed limits in that area, sensors that make sure there is no vehicle next to you when a turn signal is activated, etc. It's not like I'm making any of this up. They are quickly, not slowly, putting in the technology to get rid of high paid drivers. I doubt line haul has much to worry about in the near future, but just like that guy in the video you quoted, steering wheel holders would be replaced with steering wheel watchers. Or rather steering wheel holder pay will be replaced with steering wheel watcher pay. Then soon after that no watcher is needed. Hence no steering wheel watcher. Replacing labor seems to be the objective of technology.