In January, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, there were 7.6 million job openings and only 6.5 million actually looking for work. That situation is unsustainable. Last week, a FleetOwner article covered the growth of robots in the workplace…how they are taking over jobs once only performed by people, […]
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Trying to recruit Millennials to a career as a diesel tech is fine, but if you’re not also going after Gen Z, you may find yourself losing future candidates to your competitors. The two major issues you continually hear from fleet owners and managers concern finding qualified (and younger) drivers […]
Technology has changed everyone’s expectations and that has made it increasingly a challenge for those who deliver the goods. Last week, I wrote an IdeaXchange blog on the need to train technicians for today’s trucks, specifically due to the complicated technology. That technology includes electric vehicles, hybrids, fuel cells, CNG/LNG […]
B2B commerce often follows the successes of B2C commerce when it comes to technology, but there are differences that must be considered. I posted an IdeaXchange blog last month about the B2B digital transformation that is now underway. In that blog, I cite Michael Treacy, author of Double Digit Growth, […]
Is there a technician shortage or a qualified technician shortage? Today’s truck technology makes this question more pointed than ever. In the last two weeks, two articles in two trade publications address different parts of the issue as to how technology is impacting the ever-present technician shortage. One of the […]
Some may think that the two words in the title are interchangeable; I guarantee you they are not. Earlier this month, I posted an IdeaXchange blog, “It’s never too soon to transform your business.” In my blog, I discussed a presentation by author and futurist, Daniel Burrus, which covered the […]
If Siri or Alexa are part of your life, then you are already experiencing the wonder of AI. AI (or artificial intelligence) at one time was the stuff of sci-fi fantasy (think Westworld or Terminator), but the concept of machine learning or deep learning is already a part of many […]
New technology is often a source of excitement and that is certainly holding true for battery electric vehicles. Just last week, my IdeaXchange blog covered the future of electric trucks and the pros and cons that will impact how great the volume of these new vehicles will be. This week, […]