Re:Will automation put an end to the American trucker?
by dredmorbius on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @08:45PM
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Parallels also to the rise in the demand for horses after the introduction of the railroad.
The availability of long-haul transport increased transportation volume, but the "last mile" connection from origin/destination to the railroad depot couldn't be accomodated as readily. So: horses and carts.
Variously: Robert J. Gordon, The Rise and Fall of American Growth, Vaclav Smil, Energy and World History -- of which there's a heavily revised edition out this year, Energy and Civilization.
The availability of long-haul transport increased transportation volume, but the "last mile" connection from origin/destination to the railroad depot couldn't be accomodated as readily. So: horses and carts.
Variously: Robert J. Gordon, The Rise and Fall of American Growth, Vaclav Smil, Energy and World History -- of which there's a heavily revised edition out this year, Energy and Civilization.