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Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL has been following the trucking industry for quite some time now, trying to understand the reason behind massive truck-driver shortage. Even though it is an $80,000 job with the median trucker salary being $42,000, a lot of firms are still struggling to recruit new truck drivers. The reason, in Jayu2019s opinion is, the driver salaries are as much as 50% lower than what they were in the 1970s. He feels that introduction of self-driving cars would phase out around 1.8 million truck-driving jobs and save the industry an estimated $300 billion. Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL feels autonomous vehicles would save the trucking industry billions and increase fuel efficiency.
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Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL Talks About His Observations of Trucking Industry
Jay’s Opinion on Truck-Driver Shortage • Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL has been following the trucking industry for quite some time now, trying to understand the reason behind massive truck-driver shortage. • Even though it is an $80,000 job with the median trucker salary being $42,000, a lot of firms are still struggling to recruit new truck drivers. • The reason, in Jay’s opinion is, the driver salaries are as much as 50% lower than what they were in the 1970s.
The Future of Self-Driving Cars • Jay is often asked if America's truck drivers are all going to be unemployed pretty soon as autonomous technology renders their jobs redundant. • He is quite confident that self-driving trucks will become the norm as early as in the next decade. • He feels that introduction of self-driving cars would phase out around 1.8 million truck-driving jobs and save the industry an estimated $300 billion.
Some Statistics around Truck Drivers • Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL believes that introduction of self-driving cars can be a massive issue for truck drivers. • The federal government has estimated that there are 1.8 million heavy-duty truck drivers in the US, though the American Trucking Associations estimated there are as many as 3.5 million. • The average driver is about 55 years of age, which basically leaves out the possibility for retraining.
Benefits of Autonomous Vehicles • Jay Sawyer of Glenview, ILfeels autonomous vehicles would save the trucking industry billions and increase fuel efficiency. • According to a Morgan Stanley report, labor savings alone would cut costs $70 billion per year, and productivity would be up 30% because driverless trucks would run 24/7. • He won’t be surprised if robots replace as many as 800 million workers by 2030 considering they've already displaced key blue-collar jobs across the US.
