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An obvious response to this, that doesn't involve blocking any roads, is for truckers to simply go on strike. Imagine if even a quarter of Canadian truckers ju
by jcadam 5y ago
An obvious response to this, that doesn't involve blocking any roads, is for truckers to simply go on strike. Imagine if even a quarter of Canadian truckers just decided to sit at home and not move anything.
- fineIllregister 5y agoThey're too few in number to have an impact by striking, which is the reason they are conducting blockades and occupations. They already haven't worked in a few weeks. If they keep not working, it won't change anything.
- Wiseacre 5y agohttps://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-02-02/no-drivers-needed-union-pacific-to-use-robot-trucks-from-san-diegos-tusimple-to-haul-freight https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-02-...
- jcadam 5y agoStores would start running out of product in days/weeks. Replacing a significant portion of the fleet with autonomous trucks will take far longer.
- dmw_ng 5y agoFor a country the size of Canada, they'd be invoking emergency powers just to cope with the number of excess roadside fatalities
- ecf 5y agoDriving is something teenagers are expected to handle. Hell, we trust teenagers behind the wheel of a one ton killing machine before we let them purchase cigarettes or consume alcohol. Something tells me finding replacements wouldn’t be hard to do.
- BenjiWiebe 5y agoDriving trucks is more difficult. For instance trucks are mostly (all?) unsynchronized manual transmissions. They take skill and experience to operate. It's also more difficult safely braking/turning/accelerating a very heavy load like a loaded trailer as opposed to a passenger vehicle. Some local trucking businesses in my area are training people to drive since there's a shortage of drivers. It takes a while to get someone to the point where they can get their commercial driver's license.
- DoItToMe81 5y agoLong distance trucking is also mentally strenuous. I don't know how many of these people do it over extended distances, but I don't think it's very humane to give teenagers a job where they'll have to shit in plastic bags and take speed to stay awake for days to meet their deadlines.
- lovecg 5y agoAnd of course that would fail because these people represent a tiny fraction of truckers, nowhere near a quarter. That’s why they’re throwing a temper tantrum.