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Re:America has a truck driver shortage by clarkmoody on Monday May 28, 2018 @11:52PM (#17176352)
It sounds like an excellent job for a machine to do: dull, repetitive, damaging to humans.

Use humans to do last-mile delivery of the goods, but let a machine do the open road.

Re:America has a truck driver shortage by twothamendment on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:36AM (#17176745)
Last mile can be some of the least fun part of the job. Getting in and out of town in traffic in a city you haven't been to, waiting hours or a day for someone to load it unload your truck. Other than trying to keep up with the dispatcher who forgets you aren't driving a racecar, the open road can be the nice part of the trip.
Re:America has a truck driver shortage by geezerjay on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:56AM (#17176809)
I'm assuming that in a logistic chain the last mile bit can and should be done by local companies.