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Trucking as an occupation is hard. It's not just a job, usually, it's a whole lifestyle.
There are many reasons for the driver turnover situation, which is probably worse than that report says. Low wages, crap miles, thoughtless dispatchers, aggressive police, insane traffic and shippers/consignees who have no respect for you or your time. And those are only the easy ones.
Most new drivers only stay for a year or two, until they find something better. We call em "meat in a seat". (Yes, we like rhymes)
Autonomous driving trucks will not replace a skilled driver. There are just too many variables to consider for a computer to do the job. And I'd like to see one find a parking spot and back in! only THEN will computers replace drivers.
Pam
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