Tag: transportation
Driver shortage bad and getting worse
- Produce BlueprintsWe’re a long way from Smokey and the Bandit—42 years to be exact. The American Trucking …
Making the best of the driver shortage
- Produce BlueprintsThe driver shortage in produce transportation hasn’t hit its breaking point. If it had, produce loads …
Safety Pros and Cons of autonomous trucks
- Produce BlueprintsWhile many can see driverless trucks improving safety on the roads, they can also see plenty …
Autonomous trucks offer improved productivity
- Produce BlueprintsAutonomous trucking offers opportunities for trucks to be more productive, which is especially compelling in the …
Prepare for a new definition of driving
- Produce BlueprintsMichael Miqueli, owner and president of North Bergen, NJ-based San Antonio Broker Services, Inc. BB #:197829 …
Autonomous trucks may still require a driver
- Produce BlueprintsWhile a future with automated trucking in some form and to some degree seems certain, the …
Don’t wait too long to fix trucking problems
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The industry needs a collaborative effort to solve the systemic issues of produce transportation.
Assessing ‘when’ for autonomous trucks
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Investors can’t even think about garnering public support for such an endeavor without getting those within the transportation and logistics sector fully on board first.
The case for autonomous trucks
- Produce BlueprintsThe first commercial delivery by an autonomous truck took place in October 2016, when an 80,000-pound …
Not enough attention is paid to trucking
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Several challenges continue to evolve that will seriously impact both availability and cost effectiveness of transportation: fuel prices, regulation, and the driver shortage.