Light Truck Drivers

90% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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Sentiment

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Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Light Truck Drivers' was $42,470, or $20 per hour

'Light Truck Drivers' were paid 11.6% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

Comments

Xi Huang (Low) 3 months ago

Even with self driving technology, which is still unproven and dangerous, most companies will want some human involvement in the case that the Trucks AI stops working. If a sensor is broken or a software update is missed while the Truck is 400 miles from the nearest place for repairs, a human driver would still be used. Perhaps wages will contract but we are farther away from fully autonomous driving than many other jobs.

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Robert (No chance) 10 months ago

The tech does not prove to be fully capable nor in enough abundance to complete this task. The glossy promos and tech demos look great, and even small area rollouts look promising but always fail to address scale. Most importantly they do not account for rapid changes in industry or human malice.

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Bob 11 months ago

Who is going to load and unload frieght? Who is going to make sure straps/chains dont get loose during transit? Who's going to put chains on tires in the winter? Whos going to refuel/recharge the trucks? Who's going to stop theives from breaking into the trailer if no diver in truck? Will A.I. be able to drive off-road like for oil tankers? When a truck is loading/unloading, shippers and recievers often want you in a very specific space. How will you tell A.I. where to go? Driving will become automated, however I believe most trucks will still require someone sitting in the cab and taking over when they need to.

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Maciej Leqen (Highly likely) 3 years ago

Just Look at tesla autopilot

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Jose Luis Espert (Highly likely) 3 years ago

In all driving jobs, robots will be far more reliable than humans, as well as more effective, since they don´t need time to sleep. At first, I think that they will replace long-trip workers, however, the change could happen immediately.

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Paul 4 years ago

I can understand people’s concerns with linehaul or warehouse/fulfilment centre work being automated, but delivery driver automation? Doubtful. I’ve done residential and business deliveries for major delivery companies, and there are too many variables for current technology to thrive in these situations. Maybe a few decades from now we will see robots capable of taking over this job.

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Archived Knowledge (Highly likely) 5 years ago

We are closing in on having autonomous trucks, and already have small autonomous take away robots, replacing human-to-human deliveries.

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