Knight & Swift Replacing 20,000 Truckers With Self Driving Semi Trucks? CEO Responds To Partnership

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[@cliffcorbitt9494]

Anybody driving self-driving vehicles for an 18-wheeler company, or helping take down our container wall border should be banned from the country right now.

[@chrisksanznak9632]

Hurricane Express

[@ryanjosephhaywood96]

Maybe check out and compare the other mega carriers and see the differences

[@coconutsauce6551]

Schneider

[@frunkischipperson3092]

Jeremy Gouge. Owner of IMT Transport in garner,ia

[@truckinfool3550]

As a 30 year trucker, I find all of the driver assist safety systems to be an annoying, frustrating distraction and hate them with a passion, just like automated transmissions.

[@TexxVlogz]

Small companies don’t have em

[@Girltrucker05]

I just got back into trucking after 12 yrs off the road, I tried retirement, it didn’t take lol. And I’d have to agree with you about everything except the blind side warning lights. The loud buzzer I could do without cuz I think it’s too distracting and dangerous but that side camera and yellow and red caution light alerting you to a four wheeler trying something stupid is nice. I’ve been driving since ‘75.

[@davidbrand9334]

When I find out a company' has all those bells and whistles going off in their trucks I'm not working there bottom line

[@truckinfool3550]

I do an LTL p&d route, i and hate hearing all the buzzers test cycle every time I start the truck throughout the day. And the experience of your truck doing an unexpected, momentary full panic stab on the brakes at 65 mph on open interstate all on it’s own because the system completely erroneously thought I was about to hit something is not one you’ll soon forget.

[@manny2go293]

Technology will take a huge chunk of the market, we agree or not. The future of the business will be automated. As we call Industrial Era in the recent past, our time will be called in the near future "the archaic driving type". Do not resist it, go with it. Just imagine how many refused working computers when processing data manually; nowadays, manual accounting, data intro, etc are gone. I deliver some places where I go to a tablet and look for my load; same in the destination, I input the info in a tablet. Also, many places with overnight stations that we pick up load Docs NO clerks or security intervention. Sad say it but that's what awaits 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MrClassifide]

They'll always need a driver because who will they blame when one crashes?

[@lookingbehind6335]

Exactly…. The companies might carry insurance, but they aren’t going to cover 100% liability. Especially if there’s bodily harm or a death involved. Their has to be a living body to place blame on.

[@rogerhouptjr154]

Lmao right

[@regconrad7783]

😢😢😢 oh easy we now you will be blocked common sense is not allowed these days

[@mazdaspeedg2380]

@@lookingbehind6335 wonder how that will work if you cant blame the person you’d have to blame and sue the company for any medical bills etc..

[@doom9698]

Level 4 driverless robotaxi has been around for a few years now. If there's an accident the company operating the fleet is liable.

[@ItzDrPlow]

thank you Alex for getting into the weeds of this situation. more companies need to do this.

[@bentonja668]

He tipped his hand when he described the technology with respect to safety. The people who run these large companies believe that the technology will drive the truck more safely than a human possibly can.

[@DieselDoggy429]

Which is true for this generation of drivers onboarding over the next 20 years. The next gen drivers won’t be able to drive or sit still without some medications, a cell phone, etc etc

[@MsCnote1984]

Well he deals with Knight/ Swift drivers so I can see where he gets his opinion from.

[@easternrebel1061]

That's the problem I have noticed while driving for them. I don't know if the guy on the far right was a driver but I know the guy to his left was never a driver; he's not a bad guy, certainly had worse bosses than him, but the overall lack of experience on the road leads to some very poor decisions. Decisions like shortening the training deadline to 4 weeks while thinking that installing fancy radars and sensors will make up the difference. Nothing replaces proper training, or ever will and the driver themselves doesn't have a constant awareness of safety drilled into them before they hit the road on their own, you won't change anything. Then there's the issue of them overdoing it. I don't need half a football field of space in between the guy in front of me to be "safe" and it just makes it more difficult for me to pass someone going slow on a busy highway, and annoying to whoever is behind me when passing should be a quick speed up, get around him, merge back and done, but now I need to get over to pass so far back by the time I get in front of him there's a long line of cars behind me literally making me a hinderance. Then there's the being governed at 65, which I can understand in some scenarios, but our west especially on the plains i can easily do 75 and be perfectly safe in good weather and low winds.

[@M.J.212]

The fact of the matter is the computers and tech literally can process more data faster than a human brain and thus are safer. All of this tech is the way of the world there is no denying or stoping it. Unfortunately, yes it will make many people's jobs obsolete. Not sure what people are going to do for jobs. Like these people stated the tech more than likely won't replace truck drivers for a number of years yet.

[@jzila9900]

they want to be the first one to be integrated into this technology, also help fund this pipedream, truck drivers are not going anywhere!

[@lookingbehind6335]

Driverless trucks will never happen. There will always be a human in the cab. I think it’s safe to say that laws would be passed requiring drivers. What’s going to happen if the GPS is not up to date and sends a truck down the wrong road without an exit? What about breakdowns? Someone has to be with the vehicle. Just imagine a truck that was directed into a neighborhood without a turnaround.

[@desertdetroiter428]

Pretty much. Drivers aren’t going ANYWHERE! They wish that they could eliminate the driver, but it’ll never happen. Sure, maybe as yard dogs and spitters, but not on the road.

[@NickGoesTrucking]

I believe it will be similar to airplanes. Pilots still get paid well and still have duties to perform. We just have to be willing to adapt. Change is inevitable and you can piss and moan about it or embrace it and make the best of it. I choose the latter.

[@happynomadic1581]

Exactly you don't see people getting into planes with no pilots

[@Lalo-12696]

@@NickGoesTrucking o

[@winst0n888]

Do you think they are going to pay the copilot as much as real driver? Will they keep the same hours of service? If both are yes, then why the need for the automated truck?

[@michealdufour617]

After 7 years over the road as a truck driver, I am very thankful that I got out of the trucking industry. I feel very sorry for all the truck drivers left in the industry because everybody knows they are trying to replace truck drivers with self driving trucks because the entire economy is impacted for every truck driver that leaves the industry. Alot of truck drivers are quitting the trucking industry because of this b.s from mega carriers that want to pay truck drivers less money and not wanting to pay an experience truck driver for his driving experience. Everybody knows the safety speech is complete b.s and they look for any kind of accident to punish all the drivers the same even if you had never had an accident on your record. It really makes my head explode how they force experienced drivers that never been in an accident to do mandatory safety classes online and most of the questions are just the same old questions over and over. I am surprised nobody is talking about the forced driving stimulator Swift forces truck drivers to take and if you fail on that machine than you are placed on suspension. When did virtual reality become more important than actual reality? You better be good at playing video games because Swift honors virtual reality and technology more than an actual experienced driver that has never been in an accident, driving over 600 hours a day, 70 hours a week, never home with friends and family and constantly fighting to stay awake working morning and night shifts. I just can't wait until the entire trucking industry goes in flames when they the self driving trucks malfunction and cause so many traffic jams and accidents that people will actually BEG FOR TRUCK DRIVERS TO COME BACK AND PAY THEM WHATEVER THEY ASK FOR BUT MOST OF US GOT TIRED OF THE B.S AND REFUSE TO GO BACK!!!!

[@MegaFreightshaker]

Ofcourse you don't want completely driverless trucks. I mean when the truck fucks up, they need someone to blame. Corporate or the self driving technology won't be to blame but the driver sure will be. "You should have expected the unexpected and predicted that the truck was going to fail and now you will take all of the blame". I can hear that shit be said right now.

[@sodapop9283]

Good point

[@keithkearns9221]

Right ! WTF is the truck going to do when there's a steer tire blowout !!?!!

[@officialtrucking8257]

You didn’t wore seatbelt and got ejected out of the truck, does that make company liable for your injury?!

[@TheRoadhammer379]

The last person I'd want responsible for a autonomous truck is a driver from swift... those assholes can't handle a normal truck where you have to use the gray matter between your ears.

[@samsharma1907]

@@keithkearns9221 videos about that have been posted.

[@mikewehling4449]

why invest millions in technology and not pay drivers enough to keep the experienced ones ? if the management would be required to drive 30 days a year and cut them to a driver's pay the drivers would suddenly be better paid

[@Harleyben02]

The wife and I drove team for knight for over 8 miserable years, as soon as we paid our truck off we got the hell out, they will keep you from making a good paycheck, that would be the last company we would ever drive for. All that new technology is dangerous

[@preppertrucker5736]

I love it ❤

[@alfonsobernabe4291]

Yea it’s crazy so it’s so one sided I trust drivers like you more and it’s crazy how they will use words to make it seem like there not doing anything wrong

[@davidpatterson4547]

I totally agree with you, bro, I used to drive for Swift. If it hadn’t been for the Walmart Port Project, I would have left before my year was up but after I did my full year I ran out of there the pay is horrible and they have you running around like crazy, like you said it will be the last place I ever go back to. but on a positive note. They do train the heck out of you though, so when I left, I was very confident to hit the road.

[@officialtrucking8257]

That’s kind broad statement, why would all companies invest millions of dollars if technology is dangerous? The technology has its flaws but it works,in fact collision mitigation saved my life once.

[@Harleyben02]

Speak for yourself, you dont speak for everyone, if you want to rely on a computer that has issues that's your business and you don't speak for others. If a driver cannot safely operate a truck he or she does not belong behind the wheel.

[@oldyoung1]

I think they’re tuning the self driving technology to their liking. As soon it’s how they want it they will start replacing drivers on the routes that self driving trucks are easiest to operate on.

[@preppertrucker5736]

Rest assured once the tech has proven itself all companies will follow suite….. Welcome to the 4th phase of the Industrial Revolution where humans will not be needed for 99 percent of todays jobs…… Give it another 20 years 😢

[@alfonsobernabe4291]

My thoughts too

[@jfkst1]

Yep. Drivers in my lifetime will be extinct.

[@officialtrucking8257]

Agree

[@WEstHamUTD777]

Of course, anyone believing that they care about drivers is living in a fantasy world. Profit is all that matters.

[@sp4604]

self driving w 80,000 lbs has NO ROOM for errors and believe me, the errors and deaths from accidents will have them broke from lawsuits. it will never work out

[@jasthepilotfk8538]

This “CEO “ made so many cuts while speaking, you can notice he got kinda nervous and didn’t know what to reply when Alex questioned him about the automated trucks, all he said was bs!! Your typical corporate answers.

[@WEstHamUTD777]

I was there when Knight took over Swift. Swift felt like family to drivers and after Knight took over it felt like Corporate America on steroids. Jerry Moyes had the attitude that there are two kinds of employees at Swift, Drivers and support personal, now you just have important office personal and low life steering wheel holders at Swift.

[@JeremiahDouglas]

Nah your wrong I was with swift 20 years ago they always treated the drivers like crap. Hell when I was there one 4th of July weekend they drug tested all the drivers and 300 tested positive for alcohol.

[@WEstHamUTD777]

@@JeremiahDouglas lol ! That is rediculous, how can you drug test all of your drivers at once, that is technically not even possible, that's one of those "Swift myths ", drivers just made up. I had one driver telling me once that Swift had plans to install cat litter boxes in all their trucks, to make sure that drivers don't go to the bathroom anymore for more efficiency. Don't make a fool of yourself here.

[@moneymanhussein8445]

@@JeremiahDouglaswait so you cant drink on your off time?

[@tedwright1380]

@Moneyman Hussein NO!! You can't drink 24 hrs prior to being dispatched and you're always within 24 hrs of being disptched.

[@christophernorden8573]

They are brothers! You know that right

[@danielschiebel7152]

Just because you have lane departure warning or any other safety device it does not make you a better driver still comes down to paying attention and looking ahead knowing your surroundings and what’s going on around you at all times and being able to react to situations is what makes you a better driver

[@king_savage89]

Instead of investing in technology, they need to invest in the drivers

[@Jmoss3607]

I personally don’t believe a single word they said.

[@derick12331]

I wanna know have any of them ever been OTR? If they haven’t go over the road for one month without all the bells and whistles and then get in a truck with all the technology and then you’ll understand why some of it is so aggravating

[@Zalagar619]

I wish I could have a conversation with our CEO, I'm an OTR Driver with Knight, not about pay or anything like that, but real improvements, that pretty much all of them would cost nothing but would make our job easier for us drivers and the dispatchers, as well as saving the company money, and would also help keeping our equipment in better shape. Some of it is so frustratingly easy and simple but isn't implemented, most likely because they can't see things from our daily view.. Mr. Jackson, if you happen to see this, which I know is unlikely, I'd love to have a quick phone conversation or video call someday.

[@DavidBustamanteda-bu-sa]

You seem proud to work for Knight. Did you start your driving career with their training program?

[@Lamont-h8o]

Thank God the CEOs cleared this up

[@ronaldguerrieri3993]

Thank you all for doing this interview for the public.

[@jerrygreening463]

So putting 20000 drivers out of work eventually nobody will be able to buy the products they haul because they won't have a job

[@bryanwhathefook]

3 minutes in and I'm thinking they want to take out everybody but themselves. They will work with government to mandate self driving trucks for safety. Knocking the small guys out of the game. I knew I didn't believe these cons bull 💩 for a second. They want to kill the real competition. The 80 pct that is transported by small carriers.

[@JoshsTruckingadventures]

I mean not saying they are or not, however as a business isn’t that what you want to do. Be successful and get all the business. Not saying it’s morally right but from a business no matter which kind

[@pogi_po]

@@JoshsTruckingadventures It's not a moral issue, its a legal issue: The antitrust laws prohibit conduct by a single firm that unreasonably restrains competition by creating or maintaining monopoly power. Most Section 2 claims involve the conduct of a firm with a leading market position, although Section 2 of the Sherman Act also bans attempts to monopolize and conspiracies to monopolize.

[@bryanwhathefook]

@@JoshsTruckingadventures I see your point. But using the government as a tool to device laws in the name of safety to put your competition out is highly unlawful. They can't beat the small guys financially. JB Hunt in the last earnings report showed a profit of 8 dollars per 100 miles. I'm averaging 40 bucks on a hundred miles. Piss poor money management is what's killing these clowns. What happens when these Goliath's take out the little guy? Inflation out the wazoo. I meant I'm averaging about 40 cents on the dollar. But still blowing way past 8 bucks on the hundred miles.

[@JoshsTruckingadventures]

@@bryanwhathefook I get that. As a veteran in the last 3 years who went to school to work on Harley’s and money was terrible I decided to take another step. I’d love to be independent however I’m nowhere close to doing so. There’s still so much to learn for myself. However, I went to school in Phoenix with knight cdl and they don’t treat it like a mill. I was also lucky enough to have driven on my family farm but my trainer was amazing. He made sure I knew the ins and outs and now he’s like an older brother and mentor. Knight runs completely different than swift as a company. I talk to swift drivers and I’m like damn that’s now how we operate. I will say I wish I tricked back in the day where truckers talked and helped rather than just talked *hit about who someone worked for. Although I’m 32 but I love to listen and learn everything. I know some or most aren’t that way now days.

[@bryanwhathefook]

@@JoshsTruckingadventures I learned a lot in the old days just listening to the CB late at night. Get tired and bored those old guys would start talking maintenance tips. They could send a friend into nearest city for parts and rebuild a motor on the shoulder of the highway. If you broke down get in CB and catch a ride for parts and no problem getting a ride from someone else back to truck. Didn't matter what company you drove for. Those were the golden days of trucking. I remember seeing those old knight cab overs. We all used to laugh joke and ride no matter. Now I'm part of an almost extinct minority that still sometimes feels I don't know 💩. Lol

[@anthonyvillalpando365]

Thanks Alex good interview 👍

[@killer4kash]

😂 This dude said Randy Travis and Snoop Dogg. That was about the realest comparison of mentorship I think I've ever heard.

[@kingtrumpet123]

I was wondering how many people under 50 years of age would know who Randy Travis is

[@jeffarmstrong2920]

If you read between the lines, they want to get rid of truck drivers or they cannot hire the truck drivers they lost in the past due to the driver might be quitting because not enough pay I believe that is the reason right there they would not have to pay anything to a truck that drives itself and to the person that actually does the backing of the truck up they will pay him very little

[@panamasamm5072]

They going to pay in settlement that those self driving truck the damage will do

[@jeffarmstrong2920]

@@panamasamm5072 yeah probably but Mark my words self driving trucks nothing goods on the come out of that everything breaks down sooner or later and if there is a driver in there just to babysit the truck he’s gonna be so bored. He’s going to wanna relax and fall asleep, and that is when it’s going to happen.

[@shalom3615]

@@jeffarmstrong2920 ask person a person who understands computers very well, it's even more alarming we are trusting a dam computer. When a terrorist or someone can and will find a way to hack into

[@natelorimer8567]

I used to work in food processing automation in maintenance. Also worked for another factory. Actually 6 years in different factories involving automation. Automation has a lot of failures, crashes, adjustments, and bad reads. Products can be recalled or held back by a QA check. It hasn't improved enough for road use, no matter the AI involved. These devices will kill someone at 70 mph with 40,000 lbs being directed if it decides in the program to drive towards instead of away from something. Entirely a dangerous idea.

[@pojo9925]

I would like to see how one of these self driving trucks handles Brooklyn, NY traffic.

[@RobFishYT]

Hope the CEO sees this one.....43 cents a mile is too low for OTR. I wanted to go SWIFT but not at that rate.

[@telcobilly]

That's all they pay? Swift was my first job in 2009 where I was making a princely.26 cpm. A bottom feeder still I see. I didn't stay long. It's not hard to get .60cpm in OTR.

[@LetstryitAtl]

Swift OTR starts at 57 cpm and falls under a sliding scale. After 6 months there a .02 cpm raise and again at a year.

[@RobFishYT]

@@LetstryitAtl Nope. I just spoke to them a couple of weeks ago. the rate recently dropped to 43 cpm.

[@LetstryitAtl]

@@RobFishYT well I actually work for them and that’s not the case

[@RobFishYT]

@@LetstryitAtl How long go did you start? I spoke to a recruiter about it and that's the rate they were offering new drivers right now. I ended up scoring a job as a local fueler. $32 hourly. 50-60hour weeks. So kinda glad i didn't sign on with swift. Although I really did want to.

[@Second_Wind9]

In other words, we don't want a large influx of our drivers quitting on us, YET. If that technology was fully functional today & they could save potentially millions within the long run, they'll have those drivers gone faster than speedy gonzalez.

[@keithkearns9221]

Ahndalay Ahndalay Ariba Ariba Yeehah Yeehah !! You got that right !!

[@moverbob7409]

That’s capitalism. To make as much money for the business and their shareholders. Nobody in America is guaranteed a job.

[@keithkearns9221]

@@moverbob7409 Hey Mover Bob, stop letting the Capitalists who were bailed out by Bush after 9/11/2001 call you a Bed-Bugger. After Bush pulled that for Capitalism, Trump was seen almost instantly on the news saying about that, "There goes Capitalism in America !!" Hey, "Mover" is better than "Bed-Bugger" but; start calling yourself a "SUPER-DUTY-EMBEDDED-FORENSIC-RELOCATIONOLOGER" Bob !!

[@moverbob7409]

@@keithkearns9221 no idea what you’re saying.

[@Popwarner-x1w]

I quit long haul in 2005. I seen this coming. I had to cheat on my logbook the entire 6 years that I drove over the road and now that the electronic logbooks are in place , no one is able to cheat on their logbooks anymore. And they can't force us to continue driving over the road. Who wants to sit for 10 hours when you are totally rested up and you feel great. Let me guess. Take your 10 hour break even if you cannot sleep and then get back behind the wheel after your 10 hour break and begin your day. That's ridiculous. There's more tired truck drivers out there today than ever before. I remember in 2003 I was driving through Ft Worth/Dallas and I wanted to get on the other side of the big city so when I woke up I would not be stuck in traffic because I'm going away from the Big city not towards it. I remember getting really tired twice in 6 years and both times I stopped at a rest area and took a nap and I felt great. Most people don't need 10 hours off. Every single day. I used to do it the way I wanted to and I never got into any accidents. I ran illegal every single day for 6 years and the company I worked for was good with it. One day I felt great and I ran 900 miles. The next day I ran 600 miles. I did what I wanted. I ran 2 logbooks. My HOT logbook I sealed it up in a Few Ex envelope and wrote Mom on it and the cops won't open that unless you are in a Big crash. I'm 100% sure that i will never drive long haul again. I run local and I work about 12 hours each day and we don't have to fill out a logbook because we are not going over 12 hours each day. Then go home and sleep in my own bed. It's way better. Unless you are a Team Driver. Maybe husband and wife team. That might work

[@BGE94]

TRUCKERS VS CORPORATE CHOOSE WISELY !

[@davidsandall]

How about heated wiper blades and windshields for safety.

[@PlumCrazyPC]

2 things…. Number 1: He never said “we don’t want to remove the driver from the truck.” Number 2: If they do keep the driver they make it a zero skill job. It will be the start of $12.50/hr truck driving jobs.

[@josiemena5920]

Excellent Alex on K S interview thumbs up

[@liankpthang0001]

Wow! When I see President of Swift Transpotation company’s leader. Thank you for news interview with them.

[@jeremyscheurer4812]

I drive for the company that was along for the ride with the midwest motor express purchase. Still dealing with some of the change over. Other than that everytime i have to call the office at knight nothing but great people. Now with a working badge terminals are great the ones i have been too. Hoping to see if its worth it yet here to upgrade my career to lease operator. I guess time will tell. Thanks alex for getting us the info.

[@bladerosembert51]

preventable accidents starts with paying great driver the money they deserve. U experiment with crash dummies u get claims and accidents.

[@nednobody3253]

You had an article a year ago warning about them an Bison and Werner and one other and warning us off.Why are you even acknowledging them now? 80,000 lbs going down the freeway at 60 mph with no driver worries the heck out of me. As a Former long hauler with 16 years on the road unless they are driving in an inclosed lane with no other vehicles other then trucks in that Lane this is Insane and I wouldn't care to share the highway with them. Cameras that see 300 yards in front of you won't help you a bit when your vehicle is 80,000 lbs and doing 60mph and you have to stop that forward motion. At 60 mph that truck is moving 88 ft. A second and you are already at the problem site before you can respond and start to slow that vehicle down Big trucks do not stop in short spaces and 4 wheelers always do stupid things that get people killed. I'm betting insuring these driverless trucks is going to double the cost of Insuring each tractor. It isn't a driverless vehicle if there has to be a driver with both hands on the wheel for it to work. They can wish and hope and say anything under the sun but without technology that's not currently available there is no way to stop that much weight in a short space.... And how are you going to keep that driver occupied and alert while he is doing absolutely nothing for hr after hr? Sounds like these corporate heads been Smoking that pipe with all the green sticky Buds and Having PIPE DREAMS and those drivers will probably not be speaking English and willing to work cheap. I'm a 71 year old man with 6 years of high level technical experience in my 9 years of active duty and looking at everything going on with the economy and technology and politics, I do not believe that they can put this all together at the same time they are rushing to destroy this country.

[@JohnWickstyle]

Looks like we have lots of work to do. Happy radiator hunting.

[@reginiapearson1460]

I honestly believe everyone in the offices of these trucking companies should have to spend time in a truck as a ride along when they are hired and once a year have a refresher ride along so they know about terrain why it takes longer in mountains problems that arise on the road. Fuelling every aspect of trucker life. The office people have no idea what truckers go through so they need to know what happens in a truck on the road then when they are dispatchers or what ever their job is it would help then understand what goes on out there on the road. There would be better understanding between drivers and office personnel. Just a thought!

[@donryan6673]

Who ever commented that the people in dispatch should spend a little bit of time on the road to get a better understanding of what it's like on the other end of the phone is exactly correct it would be very beneficial to the overall production of the company and reduce the tremendous problem of driver turnover!

[@MrGreen-nl3yv]

They'll be replaced as well. A I. has taken over. I feel more sorry for the locomotive industry.

[@easternrebel1061]

Screw ride alongs. That shows only a fraction. Any industry really, but especially trucking, if the upper echelons have not been truck drivers they ought not to be in that position.

[@millerrd0725]

Bruh you the best trucker on KZbin I like how you not letting this industry die💯🔥🔥

[@MuthaTrucker]

Appreciate you

[@Key_low_TV]

All companies are trying to get fully automated we need to fight for our jobs before it's to late.

[@easternrebel1061]

Thats the thing. They say they don't want to get rid of us, bit then why invest in self driving trucks. You don't buy a house you don't intend to rent or live in, yet they expect me to believe that they have zero intentions of ever replacing us? Will it happen overnight no. They will gradually add stuff, test it, make it better, then repeat until the trucks actually do drive themselves, all be it about as reliable as Tesla's "Autopilot" feature, and with each new improvement they'll let a few more people go. The bottom line is always minimizing costs and maximizing profits and when it comes to huge corporate entities, they've never been shy about being ruthless about it, and what is their biggest expense? Drivers. We may find ourselves out of work soon and unfortunately I don't think there's much we can do about it.

[@pollypurree1834]

It won't happen within your lifetime

[@JesusInYourHeart.]

What happens if the self drive truck has an issue? Maybe radiator springs a leak and gotta pull over? Who puts coolant in the truck or get to repair shop?

[@davidpatterson4547]

How would they like it if people started developing robot CEOs, so they can worry about their jobs?

[@jfkst1]

That's coming too.

[@melissamcdonald1345]

Great idea 💡

[@weirdfan88]

They'll just retire with a huge payoff. The higher you climb the better everything is

[@TheNewLife4ever]

Cut-to-the-chase: “This man (Pres of Swift) was lying through his teeth! “ If you believed anything he had to say, I have some swamp land in Antartica I’d love to sell ya!!”

[@Charger-xl5ev]

Spending all that money on the terminals is a tax write off . I don’t believe they care about drivers. It’s all about money at the end of the day and they going to make the decision that makes sense for the business .

[@liankpthang0001]

Thanks!

[@MuthaTrucker]

Appreciate you

[@Joshualibbyy]

These guys don’t give a crap about drivers except Alex of course. All they care about are profits don’t be fooled

[@alfonsobernabe4291]

Truckers vs corporate nuff said you choose a side

[@kevinhawes5262]

Just got my CDL. Took time off of present job and went to a school. Looking for a good company to start with. Knight has a hub 3 miles from me. This interview has helped my view of them. Thank You!!

[@disgruntledveteran3698]

good company to get your experience and dip out

[@KelsJay-jt3ni]

Got my start there in 2014 now I have my own small fleet. they are good company to start with

[@desertdetroiter428]

Okay for starters. But get out as soon as you’re eligible.

[@vicmed6088]

Swift/knight can’t have a clean cdl holder, if their check is going to depend on the market, as a company driver

[@Harleyben02]

I actually activated my authority that was on hold, dont have to deal with corporate bullshit and the dangerous technology they push on drivers. I bought a 2020 W900L and took all emissions crap completely out installed a 99 cat and turned it into a legal glider, life is good.

[@scotishpopcorn]

The VIN on your truck will identify if it ever was a glider in the first place. If you ever get contacted by the EPA, it will not go well for you. You will be required to spend probably more than 25 to 30k to bring the truck back to spec. Then there is the fine......and there have been cases where the offender did jail time.

[@sierrajade63]

This is also the goal of the government. Reduce the human population and fill the work environment with autonomous machines, 'computers'.

[@kemetnukingtrucking240]

💯💯💯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@tobiuchiha8370]

Lol, I use to work for this company. Had a good time surprisingly!

[@kylepeter3370]

HOW!!😊 I know it's possible, my sister always get 40K every week, I would appreciate if you show me how to go about it.

[@mariatrautmann8373]

I have also been trading with her, The profits are secured and over a 100% return on investment directly sent to your wallet

[@wangjie5635]

Same here, I earn $13,000 a week. GOD bless Valerie Anne Yarvin, she has been a blessing to my family.

[@jamesliamedward5915]

Пчелен мед ♱𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟱𝟰𝟱𝟰𝟰𝟭𝟯𝟳 Пчелен мед👍👎

[@frankdennis6173]

Such information we don't it get from most KZbinrs, I am getting in touch with her right away

[@alfonsobernabe4291]

Yea it’s disgusting these guys make me sick to my stomach

[@TheGeorgenc40]

Any regulations in the trucking industry that are not mandated by DOT or the FMCSA are optionally enforced by the trucking companies. These regulations can only be implemented by consent of the drivers. When drivers do not have authority to dispute regulations that negatively affect their job, self driving trucks will be the only option. Pets, rider policies, amenities, yelling of 'driver shortage' have all been used to lure drivers into trucking jobs but technology is now becoming competition against humanity.

[@MangoSlade.]

Well they can let tech unload their trucks and fuel them too.

[@zerocal76]

@@MangoSlade. Don't be surprised when tech starts doing that sooner rather than later. This channel has a video of a robot dog replacing or helping security check-in semis...

[@MangoSlade.]

@zerocal76 Check out war of the world's on prime. They use those very same robot dogs, but they are weaponised.

[@youngbam19]

Damn they really want us out of a job. I just got my freaking Cdl!!!

[@jsimmons6837]

Don’t support the companies that are doing it.

[@youngbam19]

@jsimmons6837 thanks man and I wont.

[@danielelij6997]

@@youngbam19 support your local mom and pop style trucking companies. There out there that will train you with no experience. I got no respect for drivers who are driving at companies that are investing in replacing them.

[@jsimmons6837]

@@youngbam19 I just got my CDL in October and I say the hell with self driving anything

[@youngbam19]

@jsimmons6837 yep I'm with u on that.

[@IakonaWayne]

I remember when i worked for swift in 2019, Some knuckle head executive at swift said Self driving trucks were 30 years away lol. More like 3 years. But remember self driving tech doesn't have to be fully self driving, it could just lower the bar intelligence wise/competence wise to be a truck driver so they can pay new drivers $50k instead of $75k. This would probably involve lobbying to make getting your CDL easier etc...

[@Bearded923]

Well the fmcsa now requires a person to go to an accredited truck driving school. As of Feb 7 2022. Can no longer get CDL and be hired by a company.

[@davidwalpole1002]

They have already dumped down the requirements.

[@donaldepolancocruz3720]

I truly believe that they weren’t being genuine at all in this interview, I don’t believe they care about the drivers at all, cause instead they could’ve paid there good hardworking drivers good, great job on this interviews Alex 🤙🏽

[@alsolonyonteh8424]

Sold again. Truckers CEO of the year. Matter fact the Truckers Leadership Team of the decade.

[@wayneblue5370]

I'm not saying they're lying but if anyone believes that building extra terminals and facilities couldn't be for the tax write off you're nuts. I hope that's not the case, but it definitely could be

[@Emperiiium]

Yeah taxing us more aint going to solve anything, people barely afford for themselves. Biden wasting so much money doesn't make it any better.

[@RR-eb2cr]

These self driving and electric cars are heavy. They cause a lot of expensive damage, wear and tear on the roads.

[@grahambj]

What about the owner operators and where we will fit in with all this new self driving mess??

[@dakota8201]

As if Knight/Swift doesn't crash enough already, now they want self driving trucks. Smh

[@issaicocored6416]

Why scare, on companies starting autonomous self driving technology soon. We should start saving money to buy one of these trucks and put them for work for us haha sound easy I know is not easy but is not impossible 😎🙏🚛

[@jeffarmstrong2920]

Listen to his voice how he hesitates when he talks in other words he’s thinking at that moment what lies to say that would sound good

[@jimellen8618]

Free market. They are protecting thier interest. Good.

[@skateboarderBob]

Here is a great Question….. corporations are walking all over the independence…. But we need it your rates suck along with other corporations to do power only or even have your own trailer the rates are even competitive to what we can pull off the Load Board this is for you Mr. CEO

[@danielarney9729]

Sounds like easy pay day for insurance fraud from every angle

[@reidbeggs6258]

Driver with Knight for a year. Refer division. Big companies will have issues. Always. My experience with Knight is that they've done everything they said they were going to do, they fixed any issues I have, and they are attentive to our needs. My team is out of Phoenix. I get really good miles and it only fluctuates with the markets. Btw, I love the basketball court. I was skeptical, but I shoot hoops every time I go thru PHX to get the heart rate up. Met a few other drivers that way too....great video.

[@johnconway627]

Good interview, I get investing in the tech, just seems like this is something you always are having to throw money and that cost is likely to increase over time. I do feel as time goes by the tech will advance; however I highly doubt any tech company will put a guarantee on preventable accidents. 9:33

[@rodneylilliesr.8669]

He never answered the question!

[@markanthony6092]

Great video as usual but them Suit & Tie guys and they're double talk blah blah blah blah sound like politicians.

[@alfonsobernabe4291]

U went in bro good job

[@jugoslavveljkovic1951]

If you don't have a truck driver, there will not be an employee, no person to spend money, no person to buy groceries that is delivered by truck, so... There will not be need of swift or other companies to deliver goods. truck driver will work and spend money

[@EliTheDieselGuy]

Very interesting interview. Thanks for sharing to all involved.

[@gtm624]

I do like everything they had to say about the automation. I have been saying the same thing about the trains still having operators.

[@Red13.0]

Yep ear candy to not get people scared

[@dropmeoffinafrica5790]

I totally agree & I’m actually excited about more technology entering into the industry… If Change is inevitable why cry, whine & complain about it? Learn all you can & place yourself in winning position

[@austro3852]

Ok let's see now if they are committed to their word, they can speak, but can they accomplish?

[@1mic513]

Why not just say We Are Not replacing drivers from the Jump

[@DanielGarcia-zz9eg]

This technology could of prevented that driver Alex upload of a rig taking out a cop car. This technology could of prevented that driver who got dump with snow over the bridge. Too many drivers not paying attention, they just running like a race horse Let's be real, SWIFT /Knight really needs this for first time driving

[@phox1515]

Spoken like a true executive... That's not a compliment. The way he answered those questions was almost the same way as the replacement terminal manager at Katy (after former was killed in murder suicide) would talk to you when you needed or wanted something. That corporate talk where they read a book to answer a 1 page answer question. Tell you what you want to hear not exactly a lie but but not the direct truth. Like if Alex's wife asks him if he thinks she looks pretty in a particular outfit and he answers "you don't look ugly"... That's not what she asked but it's a better answer in her head than no you don't look pretty.... Ya'll know that scene in the 3rd shrek movie where they have Pinocchio hostage and bad guys asking him where shrek is and says he can't lie.... So he responds with this long as heck response... He technically wasn't lieing but he wasn't telling them what they wanted to hear.... Yeah that's corporate talk. They do it all the time. I think it's a class they take in college... Required for a business degree.

[@rickytic871]

Yeah there’s no way that a company of their size can have personalized connections with their drivers, especially the newer ones, u gotta be there like 20 or 30 yrs to get recognized

[@JesusRodriguez-ow5lr]

🙏🏼 GOD BLESS YOU 🙏🏼 🙏🏼🙏🏼🚛🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ebwholesaler]

That's the most hypocrit answer I ever heard ! Took 5 minutes to respond to a: " No, don't worry, we won't lay off nobody..."

[@kpiz30]

First of All…great dialogue and thanks for showing sharing this conversation…very BIG of you and speaks volumes of how your platform is valued! Here’s the bottom line folks…THINK!!!! Stop panicking and use your common sense!!! A Pilot will always fly a plane, a conductor will always be on a train, there will never be flying cars because drivers can barely drive on the roads as is and I’ll be damned if people can become amateur pilots of flying cars when they can’t even drive????? And last but not least, regardless of all this technology coming to trucking, Truckers (Professional Drivers) will always drive trucks and have jobs doing such, this is a way to weed thru the bad below average drivers(steering wheel holders) there is a difference to this and those who know know and understand !!! As Long As You Are An Asset, You Good, Period! Lastly think on this too…have any of us ever talked to anyTrain Conductors and Pilots about the challenges that automation technology advancements did to their industries…did they think they were gonna be replaced and or out of a job career??? Well I have and every one that I talked with about these things and questions all said the same things…they knew they were valuable to their employer trusted in themselves being an asset and embraced it and they key thing all of them said was that the technology made it better and less stressful and they were not replaced by the advancement of technology etc!!!! And to think that this is the exact same thing that one of these guys said…he would not fly if there was no Pilot flying the plane, right??? However we all know that Pilots use Auto Pilot for a decent amount of the flight! IJS…THINK!!! Respect!

[@abdurrahmanharris6347]

My boys will go to medical school.

[@scottcook2515]

Oh yeah the smiles on their faces it’s coming not sure when but they know possibly

[@jemhadar5029]

Swift was my first company back in 2010. I felt Training was sufficient. But They have the most trucks and hire with no experience so you’ll see more swift trucks in accidents. But western express is who you see more of and they are much smaller than swift. I’m always skeptical of what any CEO says but honestly these guys came across as down to earth and honest. It’s pretty easy to tell when you’re being lied to and I don’t pick that up at all from these guys.

[@YADaKidd]

Fed ex and ups has more accidents actually… check the stats

[@jemhadar5029]

@@YADaKidd wouldn’t surprise me. I worked for fedex. Every load you’re given is hot and not 1 minute to spare on any delivery. Constantly have to haul ass everywhere you go and and the only way you don’t have to drive is if conditions are so bad the road is closed

[@guygranger7894]

Well,,,,,thanks for the warning. Im a 40 year retired owner-op and I know there are too many instances where a human being NEEDS to be doing the driving. I will be on the lookout for these company trucks.

[@natelorimer8567]

I used to work in food processing automation in maintenance. Also worked for another factory. Actually 6 years in different factories involving automation. Automation has a lot of failures, crashes, adjustments, and bad reads. Products can be recalled or held back by a QA check. It hasn't improved enough for road use. These devices will kill someone at 70 mph with 40,000 lbs being directed if it decides in the program to drive towards instead of away from something. Entirely a dangerous idea.

[@happynomadic1581]

Standardized training for all new drivers getting into the industry and incentives for veteran drivers to remain with their company would do alot to solve most of these problems!

[@preppertrucker5736]

My 2023 Cascadia has a fairly good adaptive cruise control system that can adapt to the speed of most traffic so props there…. I would say auto chains would be nice but the company doesn’t want us out in really dangerous weather to begin with so…..

[@jeffdaniels7237]

Them ACC's always be braking super hard when nothing is in front of the truck. I think they are a safety hazard.

[@preppertrucker5736]

@@jeffdaniels7237 If the camera and sensors are not adjusted correctly they sure can be…. Sometimes if I get a sense it might trigger I’ll just tap the gas and it will continue on like nothing happened…. On the open highway it works great though 👍

[@sakethief9365]

I’ve never had a dispatcher excuse me from driving in bad weather because the broker doesn’t GAF about how it gets there as long as they get paid in full

[@preppertrucker5736]

@@sakethief9365 Thank god I don’t work for your company but that does explain a lot of what I see out on the highways…. The company I work for has the exact opposite view…..

[@NickGoesTrucking]

@Jeff Daniels I won't use the cruise control in my truck for this reason. Even after being calibrated it still picks up overpasses and other stuff. I don't want the person behind me calling my company saying I brake checked them.

[@joseamador1539]

BS. They are looking to save drivers salary and benefits to their pockets. In a couple years a truck driver job will pay minimum wage. Thanks.

[@marcushibdon2415]

These GUYS ARE LYERS I DONT BELIEVE

[@tonyyoun23]

Can’t wait to see technology fail so these CEO could see there flaws. I drive for swift and want out asap due to corporate monopoly.

[@jeffarmstrong2920]

I’d like to see each and every single one of these people that are sitting here drive for three months straight and see if they still have the same attitude?

[@oilfieldtrucker3225]

Glad to work for a small company

[@Hassan_742]

These guys are humble

[@billdrewry7174]

Their problem is they are removed from the day to day operation of a truck drivers life. No clue, dont care, load load load, get in line attorneys, bs their way to another job with golden parachute

[@billymadison1466]

I will never let a computer drive for me

[@Anti-democratChick]

I have so many ideas to make truckers more comfortable but I have no money to start my business 😫

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Yolanda, I am surprised that you say this. If that is your actual profile pic, then you are a black female... you are one of the key demographics that the government will help to start a business through grants. I'm not saying that to put you on the spot, I speak from experience with the government small businesses grant programs. I had hundreds of pages years ago of grant programs across the United States when I started my trucking company. I am a white male and 99% of the grants were alloted specifically for minorities, females, indigenous people and foreigners. Do some digging and you can find a plethora of opportunities. Good luck and have a blessed day.

[@breakthecycle5238]

That lane departure nonsense doesn't make anybody a better driver it's just an additional distraction.