With fuel being one of the main things drivers can’t control in the trucking industry, the new reality has some diesel reserve tanks going from $23,000 to fill, to more than $47,500, and that doesn’t even include what drivers will have to pay while on the road. With it already being hard enough to find new drivers, the new rise in diesel prices is hampering the industry like never before. Read more…
With the truck industry being impacted even before the pandemic began due to “shortages of trained drivers, high turnover rates, and an aging workforce,” and now totalling over 80,000 unfilled driver jobs nationwide, the industry has been forced to think outside the box when it comes to continuing to operate. One example of getting creative is that of companies that are “partnering with local private career education colleges to tap into new talent that’s being trained specifically for careers in trucking.” Read more…
A new study out of the University of Michigan and Carnegie Melon has found that “up to 94% of operator hours may be impacted if automated trucking technology improves to operate in all weather conditions across the continental United States.” The study goes on to say that the impact may not happen all at once, especially because the technology is still having trouble in inclement weather, and, at first, only “10% of the operator hours will be affected.” Read more…
