Watch for new technologies such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), platooning and eventually, driverless vehicles.
he cautions that some technologies in the recent past that were viewed with pessimism--such as satellite truck tracking, still ended up being adopted much more quickly than many would have thought.
“I think automation will come sooner than we think,” Smyrlis said about transport technology adoption. “Because when we look at investment, and the increase in profitability that automation brings, we see some pretty high numbers. All that it takes is for one or two carriers to give it a try, and if they get a significant advantage, and then you see it catching on.”
Many experts predict that autonomous driving features that improve driver safety will increasingly be adopted, even though the commercial usage of autonomous vehicles may be years away. Electric trucks are expected to be soon available for heavy-duty trucking, but only for short hauls. Eric Fuller, president and CEO of U.S. Xpress, reported in one article that electric-powered trucks are “not ready to go that 500 miles we really need,” but that could happen in five to 10 years.
One of the big changes in transportation will be in the area of data analysis. Data from ELDs will help transport providers identify patterns of delays, slow routes and other inefficiencies.
“ELDs, they’re a very rich data source,” Dean Croke, chief insight officer of FreightWaves, told AllTruckJobs.com. “If you said what was going to be the one big trend next year with ELDs, beyond the need to be compliant with the regulations for the old devices, I think it will be a lot of the people that have these devices will find ways to generate more insight from the data that comes off them. I think that’s going to be the big change next year.”
https://www.alltruckjobs.com/blog/trucking-trends-for-2019/
DECEMBER 2018