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"I still think driving a truck as a profession will be a thing of the past within 20 years or so." I hope so. Trucking is one of the toughest professions for a

• mc32 9y ago
  And what job alternatives will you provide them, think specially about current long haul drivers, not future candidates you can discourage and divert to greener fields.
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  • eduren 9y ago
    Economic assistance. Give them the resources to choose their new career path for themselves.
    • mc32 9y ago
      From whom, the govt? I don't trust that would happen (see rustbelt industries). These automation startups? What's their profit if they have to train the people they help get laid off/made redundant?
      • eduren 9y ago
        You asked a pretty important question (we agree that this isn't simple) and I replied with what I thought to be the best solution. And yes, the government. The funny thing about a democracy is that if enough people want the govt. to provide something, it will.
• akira2501 9y ago
  > and you're lucky to end up making minimum wage when you account for how many hours they spend working. If you're driving fleet, that's correct; however, there are a large number of "Owner/Operators" out there and they do make significantly more than you'd expect. If you have a good freight contract and a logistical mind, an O+O can easily make around $125k/year.