Self-driving trucks will be job-killers.

[JonLP24]

105. That second paragraph is the multiplier effect in a nutshell

I've driven over a 18,000 miles on a Freightliner but I was often scared when there were cars around next to me, especially right by me. It felt like I could easily cause damage. Outside of around the block, a few miles the first time I had any real experience as in a long trip was the "Cascade Loop" though I didn't know that was what it was called -- just knew that was the chosen way to get Yakima and I the German town. Remember the Germany looking town very well so searching for that so here is from Seattle to the Germany looking town in 9 minutes

That, I didn't drive long at all. 5 minutes maybe, I was scared to death but it isn't hard. Turning doesn't take much to get the hang of, as soon as the center axle is clear of the object you can come in from the wide turn. Backing is a challenge, first drill I got in down perfect because I watched one of the trainers do it but he did it driving regular speed or fast cons so I did it the same way but at "do it again" it seemed I lost all sense of direction, I had no idea where my trailer was going -- long afternoon. Think trying to force it but I think it takes skill or maybe it is easier than it looks. Don't know the challenges too much driving long haul in the US, I remember my trainer sounding the engine brake near the German town even though signs were all-around he said it as if life or death you're going to use your engine brake. Later that year maintainence were complaining of the engines and said drivers were using the engine brake too much. I never used it but once when I was in the mountains (not in the US) and the air brake cords were cut so I was maintaining a longer following/stopping distance than normal -- this was my first time with over-the-wheel experience on my longest distance haul for me personally. Several months later same thing happened but on mostly flat hand and when I got there one of the driver trainers said I was officially a driver or whatever because that happen and got to the destination without wrecking or loosing my load but he didn't know I did the same thing, with pretty much no experience (outside of driven the vehicle which I was adjusted to) & challenging terrain (like Cascade Loop without the scenery though it was dark I couldn't see shit so don't know how the scenary looked). The other driver trainer got jealous or something there (the same one who was my trainer on the Cascade Loop

Hold on confusing there. The driver trainer with the praise was mine from Seattle to Yakima, who wisely took the wheel from me on that r9ute. From Yakima to the Germany town was the other guy didn't let me drive or one the way back which I don't have issues with -- just clarifying between the 2

OK -- the other driver started giving me a hard time because I was probably using the air brakes too much. The first time the were cut by the trailer during a turn -- the second time, can't remember what exactly but a leak or something the cause different but the brake problem the same. I know if civilian drivers, pretty sure there is mandatory downtime and all that sure but they worked us to death. I can't how many overall 24-hour days, I worked but I know I do not want to be driving tired in those things. Many will train you and Swift seemed really great but didn't want me after he wanted to look at my DD214 (all it says is "drug abuse" but mentioning THC and awhile ago relationship problems which were solved by not having a relationship he wasn't interested anymore) so bad when I probably would have been better off not mentioning my driving experience but ability to smoke weed every now and then was more of an interest at-the-time though now I hardly ever see it around anymore plus gives me a bad social phobia which didn't used to give me that before.

Anyway, I imagine a self-driving avoiding accident like those commercials where the car prevents the accident before the driver does? I can't imagine the logistics for that, probably need people to deliver their own jobs on a flatbed. "Nothing happens until something moves" - US Army Transportation Corps motto.