“For far too long, the lion’s share of the benefits from our increased efficiency has gone to the top, sidelining those who are at the very heart of this production. It’s time to level the playing field, ensuring that our workers directly benefit from these advancements by offering them improved working conditions and an enhanced quality of life.”
We’re a long way away from automated trucks. Additionally the amount hauled hasn’t changed in some 80 years.
There are predictions we’re going to see level 4 self driving vehicles this decade. But yes you’re right about the amount hauled.
But I’ve been thinking. The issue seems to be truckers are paid by the miles driven and try to squeeze in as much as legally possible. The obvious solution would be to change this.
The current issue in trucking has come about from constant connectivity. It used to be that drivers picked up a load then some time later delivered it. Now it’s tracked every second and if you’re late you get fined because they expect that load to get there in the exact amount of time they calculate that it’s possible. I’m outside of that kind of trucking but can absolutely understand the issues.
It’s called JIT (just in time).