I think the CEO of TFI has clearly stated that automation is coming to TFI. Any job that can be replaced will be replaced. The deeper they dug into the operation of ups freight, the thicker the layers of fat . He literally said that jobs were created because the system was never upgraded.
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I'm sure there is some potential for automation but let's be honest this is a labor intensive business .
I'd look at handling freight less or look to eliminate as many touches as possible.
At the end of the day it will take humans to move cargo, I believe autonomous truck will get here. Again that will be in limited applications.
I'd look at ODFL and see what they do so well...
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Agreed often we send freight 100s of miles the wrong direction to fill hub trailers often times being handled 2 or 3 extra times.
Yes, that is insane. The over reliance on numbers is the illness in this operation. As is the coverage of unprofitable freight zip codes. There is a reason the USPS can't make money, they have to deliver to any address. Driving an hour to make 1 delivery is just not sound business.
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No different than airlines..
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TFI play some of the accounting gimmicks just like other companies.
They charge terminal per doors used, for trailers used, for tractors used.
If they have a terminal that has 50 doors, but the company says you can only use 25 of them to get charged for the 25-door used on their books.
The other 25 doors are up for rent whether they're actually rented or not.
They also have depreciation costs for a trailer that's not in use but you use it for storage. So the terminal gets charged for that trailer but because it's not roadworthy the cost is very minimal.
Few months back they removed every trailer that wasn't in use in the yard a bunch of them were complete pieces of :
: that was just sitting out there.
They charge terminal per doors used, for trailers used, for tractors used.
If they have a terminal that has 50 doors, but the company says you can only use 25 of them to get charged for the 25-door used on their books.
The other 25 doors are up for rent whether they're actually rented or not.
They also have depreciation costs for a trailer that's not in use but you use it for storage. So the terminal gets charged for that trailer but because it's not roadworthy the cost is very minimal.
Few months back they removed every trailer that wasn't in use in the yard a bunch of them were complete pieces of :
: that was just sitting out there.
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Autonomous trucks won't replace city drivers. Maybe linehaul someday
May not be sound bidness, but far as I’m concerned the further away they send me the happier I am
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You are correct it's all about numbers. Seems every l.t.l carrier does this weird math crap that doesn't make sense but some how its suppose to be saving them money or making them money.TFI play some of the accounting gimmicks just like other companies.
They charge terminal per doors used, for trailers used, for tractors used.
If they have a terminal that has 50 doors, but the company says you can only use 25 of them to get charged for the 25-door used on their books.
The other 25 doors are up for rent whether they're actually rented or not.
They also have depreciation costs for a trailer that's not in use but you use it for storage. So the terminal gets charged for that trailer but because it's not roadworthy the cost is very minimal.
Few months back they removed every trailer that wasn't in use in the yard a bunch of them were complete pieces of :::
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That's how I see it at this point.
Unless there is some sort of monitor on board what is to stop a customer from removing more than their shipment??
There is also the risk of when a trailer has HM on board?
Does anyone want to ride alongside a truck carrying some Table 1 HM or a placardable amount of Table 2 without a driver???
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Does anyone want to ride beside a empty truck? Not me! 100% against all this self driving Crap!
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I can make the Postal Service profitable in 6 months. Cut the runs in half. Run routes every other day. Drivers can deliver route A on Mon, Wed, Fri and route B on Tue, Thu, Sat. One driver, two routes. Drivers would work four, ten hour days. Anything that must deliver next day can go Express Mail, UPS or FedEx. Fewer drivers, fewer trucks, same revenue equals more efficiency.
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It will happen, just how it is implemented is the big question.
Again, companies slow to react will be left behind and out of business. Just as deregulation did to the industry..
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It is called analytics, can't watch a baseball or football game without analytics showing how to properly perform a task.
Without it, you lose.
No different in business.. If you do not understand your business you cannot operate it or price it correctly...
Well I guess T-force is screwed! Management from the terminal managers up don’t understand LTL!
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Or they don't have enough analytics???
