Events of the past year/18 months have highlighted in the mainstream a problem that has been plaguing the Transportation Industry for well over a decade - namely, the growing driver shortage. This has been a particularly tough issue in the fuel side of the transportation sector, as the safety and licensing endorsements (like hazmat) are substantially more stringent than some other portions of the commercial driving arena.
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Are Self Driving Trucks a Solution to Driver Shortages?
Posted by Ed Burke on May 25, 2018 11:46:00 AM
Are self driving trucks the long term solution to the driver shortage? Or will autonomous vehicles simply change the way drivers do their work every day?
Topics: autonomous vehicles, driver shortage
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