{"id":2192,"date":"2017-06-12T19:21:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T19:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/ftr-conference-disruptions-ahead\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:49:12","slug":"ftr-conference-disruptions-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/ftr-conference-disruptions-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"FTR: \u2018Disruptions \u2018Ahead\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uncertainty over international trade \u2013 combined with impeding electronic logging device mandates as well as automation and on-demand servicing in the transportation industry \u2013 are the key potential disruptions which will shake up the North American Trucking industry.<\/p>\n

During FTR\u2019s most recent webinar on the key issues in transportation, Eric Starks, CEO & chairman of FTR Intelligence<\/a>, and Larry Gross, transportation expert at FTR, noted the most significant trade disruption ahead that could impact freight flows for trucking and intermodal is NAFTA.<\/p>\n

As reported by Fleet Owner<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the areas that the Trump administration can make moves without a lot of congressional input or insight,\u201d Gross explained. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen some saber rattling in terms of NAFTA.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that Trump\u2019s threats to withdraw from or renegotiate NAFTA have already impacted cross-border moves between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico. \u201cIn general, we see a lot more downside in terms of disruption of cross-border trade rather than upside,\u201d according to Gross.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now NAFTA is our major concern,\u201d Starks said. \u201cWhere Mexico and Canada are much more uneasy about things, the likelihood that things could change over the next several years is higher. What does that freight movement look like? It\u2019s really hard to tell what that full impact is. That\u2019s what we\u2019re looking at closely now.\u201d<\/p>\n

A more long-term disruption is autonomous trucks, which depends mainly on the level of public acceptance over the next decade and fleets\u2019 willingness to invest based on returned investment<\/p>\n

Gross suggested that fully autonomous trucks are a long way off. In the meantime, the \u201cgateway technology\u201d is the platooning approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a technology that can be adopted on a widespread basis purely on the fact of the fuel savings it generates. That\u2019s enough to finance the technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starks said technology will begin pushing out intermediaries between financial transactions and services, perhaps radically changing how the industry behaves.<\/p>\n

Much has been made of the \u201cUberization\u2019 of freight, but Gross said he thinks it\u2019s an overstatement to say that Uber is going to blow up trucking\u2019s business model \u201cbecause booking a load isn\u2019t the same as booking a taxi.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Starks did point out the final mile is probably one of the biggest problem the transportation industry has to deal with in next few decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen looking at terms of productivity this is where fleets can have the biggest bang for their buck. We\u2019re seeing different things happening with drones, and in some areas it makes sense to use some drones.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is the most efficient way to get this good to our end customer,\u201d he added. That technology is still in an evolutionary phase. That will evolve over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the rollout of ELDs has the ability to radically impact capacity, Starks explained. \u201cThe timing really matters there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Starks and Gross noted that we are still in a \u201cwait-and-see\u201d state as we look at the overall regulatory environment and what the priorities are in the new administration. With ELDs and the potential loss in productivity, Starks said there will be a push to get that productivity back, and fleets will likely start better optimizing technology and big data.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig data is only good if already know how to use the information you have,\u201d Starks stressed. \u201cIf you don\u2019t know how to use that information, big data won\u2019t help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read full Fleet Owner article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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