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SwampRatt said:
March 20: Autonomous trucker Starsky Robotics officially ends its operations

https://www.ccjdigital.com/daily-dispatch-march-20-autonomous-trucker-starsky-robotics-officially-ends-its-operations/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=03-20-2020&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=402ec133088726a67534441926c5c0ff76d500d5&utm_term=newsletter-2--position-2&oly_enc_id=7465J3009534E0B

"... investors weren’t interested in the safety-focused approach of Starsky’s autonomous venture."
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Not quite sure if he meant investors weren’t interested in safety, as much as other features? Whatever those are. My opinion of the whole autonomous truck is, it appears most of these companies are in a race as to who can get theirs on the road first, but are afraid of the possibility of glitches, and don’t want the competitors to cash in on their engineering failures.
 
Sebastian talks to Bill Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Advocacy at the American Truckers Associations, about how important truckers are in the efforts to combat the Coronavirus

 
SwampRatt said:
Unexpected load-to-truck ratio a bright spot in dark times

https://www.fleetowner.com/fleet-management/article/21126673/unexpected-loadtotruck-ratio-a-bright-spot-in-dark-times?utm_source=FR+FO+Newsline&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS200320033&o_eid=2146C3683590A7V&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|2146C3683590A7V&oly_enc_id=2146C3683590A7V

"In fact, judging by DAT’s numbers, trucking is (right now) healthier than it has been for a few years. Load-to-truck ratio (LTR), or the difference between freight availability and trucks’ capacity, is matching the 2018 levels, which as DAT notes, was a “high watermark.”
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I hope these companies who are going to enjoy higher rates at this time, remember their drivers out there dealing with difficult, and possibly unhealthy conditions, and reward them,($$$)for the effort to keep this country moving.
 
SwampRatt said:
With Rush Hour Traffic Gone, Truck Drivers Speed Deliveries

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/rush-hour-traffic-gone-truck-drivers-speed-deliveries
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Boy, these guys are on top of things. Less people going to work, so the rush hour traffic is lighter? I would have never thought that.

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LTLIndentured said:
Don’t understand why so much energy and effort is put into creating reasons its hard to get and keep a driver. “It’s the economy stupid”. Pay them enough and you can get all you want. Can be choosy too
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Can you imagine if especially the OTR carriers in this country, that have a turnover rate of 90 plus percent,
Quit paying recruiters
Quit advertising online for drivers
Quit paying to print literature for handing out.
Quit paying to place decals on trailer doors advertising for drivers
Quit basing a drivers pay saying you can make, up to this much per mile, of course with 20 different strings attached
Quit the BS of your driver, giving the furst 2-3 hours free, before he collects detention.
And
See how much all that money spent on the above adds up to in a year,
and give your current drivers a mileage raise using all that money.
It will never stop turnover, but I would bet the rate would come down.
 
BIG R GUY said:
Can you imagine if especially the OTR carriers in this country, that have a turnover rate of 90 plus percent,
Quit paying recruiters
Quit advertising online for drivers
Quit paying to print literature for handing out.
Quit paying to place decals on trailer doors advertising for drivers
Quit basing a drivers pay saying you can make, up to this much per mile, of course with 20 different strings attached
Quit the BS of your driver, giving the furst 2-3 hours free, before he collects detention.
And
See how much all that money spent on the above adds up to in a year,
and give your current drivers a mileage raise using all that money.
It will never stop turnover, but I would bet the rate would come down.
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The argument that so many make about letting the market demand and supply dictate wages and prices etc., is destroyed by this one industry.
 
Coronavirus acts offer aid and stimulus for fleets, drivers and owner-operators

https://www.ccjdigital.com/coronavirus-fleets-stimulus-bailout-sick-leave/

"...allows fleets to take loans of up to $10 million – or two-and-a-half times the amount of their average monthly payroll from the past 12 months – and have the loans either fully or partially forgiven."

"... to have the loans fully forgiven, fleets must maintain their number of full-time employees."

"...a $1,200 check or direct deposit to those who made less than $75,000 in 2019, with prorated amounts being sent to those who made less than $99,000"

"...$600 a week, in addition to state unemployment benefits, to those who file for unemployment during the COVID-19 crisis. It also, in a significant change, allows independent contractors and self-employed individuals to draw..."

"...requires employers, including trucking companies, to provide two weeks of paid sick leave to employees who contract the COVID-19 coronavirus. They don’t have to test positive for the virus, said Skeen. Rather, if they experience symptoms and are seeking a medical diagnosis, employers are required by the law to provide two weeks."

"...also requires prorated paid sick leave for employees who can’t work because they are caring for a family member who has contracted the virus."

NOW ya know the LEGAL side...
 
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