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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by yock on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:48PM (#11568853)
Sort of reminds me of a Harbor Pilot[0]. A person who holds unique knowledge of how to operate a large vehicle in a particular piece of confined geography.

0: http://www.insidejobs.com/careers/harbor-pilot

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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by mac01021 on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:56PM (#11568884)
Neat!

I doubt a "hub driver" will earn a 6-figure salary, but manoeuvring a semi truck two or three trailers is definitely a skilled job that many (most?) people are not capable of learning to do well.

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