AUTOMATION


NATION! Some jobs will be gone... but don’t blame China!


It seems strange to me... that when researching this article,    whatever...when the whole point’s about not needing a human   automated combine harvesters and tractors in Jonathan and       


  and Tractor Drivers’1





drivers in the US plus another 5.2 million involved in ancillary    issues even before automation. It’s short about 51,000 drivers which may grow to about 175,000 by 2026. The average age of a driver is 55 years2


...not a young man’s game. Additionally,


many of those drivers may not have even graduated high school, so it’s not attractive in that sense as well...and why would 


1 2


...THERE ARE ABOUT 3.5 MILLION TRUCK DRIVERS IN THE US PLUS ANOTHER 5.2 MILLION INVOLVED IN ANCILLARY SUPPORT TO THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY.


4 | ADMISI - The Ghost In The Machine | May/June 2019


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