The Great Recession of 2007-2009 changed the employment landscape in the United States. Employers cut costs by laying off staff, and many workers changed jobs or left their chosen industry entirely for one with brighter prospects. One lingering effect of the recession is the rise of contract employees. Even though the recession officially ended in …
In 2017, Uber launched an app called Uber Freight. The purpose? To match up truck drivers with freight-hauling assignments, in the same way the company was already matching up car-drivers with passengers in need of a ride. Uber Freight originally launched only in Texas. The service has since expanded to all of the lower 48 …
Last year we wrote about self-driving vehicles in the distribution industry. Since then the technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. Autonomous vehicles of all kinds are now sharing the roads with us. And the odds that you’ll pass one during your daily commute are rising all the time. But what about the news reports we’ve …
One of the current issues facing the trucking industry is the ongoing driver shortage. Tech companies began to promise self-driving trucks as a potential solution to this shortage. However, there are those in the trucking industry that don’t see this solution as a practical one at this time. It is clear that the direction new …
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