Why Uber And Amazon Are Going After Truckers
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2019
- The trucking industry is worth hundreds of billions of dollars per year. Uber is going after this market with Uber Freight, an online platform that matches truckers with shippers looking to move cargo from one place to another.
In 2018, about 3.5 million people in the United States were employed as truck drivers. With the explosion of Amazon and other e-commerce companies, the demand for truck drivers has been outpacing supply. In 2018, the United States trucking industry was short over 60,000 drivers. If the trend holds, experts predict there could be a 160,000 driver shortage by 2028.
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Why Uber And Amazon Are Going After Truckers
Uber doesn’t “remove the middleman”, it becomes the middleman.
#Curium Web
You’ve just revealed the devil. May truckers heed your warning.👍🏾
Yep and it’s probably cheap freight in order to out bid the brokers.. Unless you get your own authority and broker your own lane with the shipper directly you’re always going to have a broker.. Somebody is always going to have their hand in your pocket..
99% optimization
The hope is, it will be a cheaper middleman. The current middleman needs everything every other business needs in terms of overhead except now you can cut all that out.
Curium Web billion %!!!!!!
This was a clever advertisement disguised as a documentary.
I’m just glad to see people that aren’t brain dead still exist... Damn good looking out.
Sponsored by Uber 🧐
Smart good investment -they will Spend huge money for advertising but they don’t pay what they should 🧐
Maybe so. I don’t see a downside for driver. A brain dead person is the person with prejudice.
That's media for ya. One giant propaganda/ass-patting contest.
As soon as Uber get some involved , expect your wages to go down.
Or micromanaging from Amazon's computer system because you aren't productive enough. Oh you stopped to take a rest too long that's an automated writeup. Three of these will get you fired.
Uber is acting as a broker in a market with well established other brokers. The vast majority of truckers are owner/drivers. That means they own their truck and already work for themselves
The person shipping decides what they want to spend and offers the job, drivers pick up the job based on whether they think it's worthwhile or not. Uber just provides the platform to allow shipper and trucker to meet. It's the same system as already established just digital.
It is unlikely to have a downward force on prices offered, especially when there are a shortage of drivers and the cost of entry is around $350K
Similar story for Amazon, those drivers aren't employees. There are no write ups, the efficiency of the job is between the driver and the shipper. The shipper says they need it at destination X by Y time. As long as that is met everyone is happy.
Truck brokerage is a perfect fit for Ubers business model, even far moreso than rideshare.
@@damienholland9432 No joke. Like we need an Amazon-like anything. Uber Freight with already how Uber is treating it's drivers.. no thank you.
They are already down lol
@@dalpz205 Uber don't have drivers. It's this misunderstanding from people like you that make rideshare a bad model for uber and freight a great model.
Owner/driver truckers already understand they aren't uber employees, they're their own separate business. They already understand uber is just a broker. They already understand the rules of the game.
In terms of rideshare, if you're trying to make that your only income you're failing at life. There's a reason Uber don't conduct interviews, you aren't an employee. Uber rideshare is intended to be used casually as a ride pool. That is, you're heading in direction A. Bob over here wants to go in direction A too but doesn't have a car. You would like a bit of money to subsidize the fuel costs and maybe a little money in your pocket for beer money or whatever. Uber acts as a broker to match you with Bob. If you're doing anything else with Uber you're using the platform wrong and that's your problem, not uber's.
This video feels closer to an ad than to a report
Most of mainstream media, cnn, msnbc, cbs, disney, the new york times are just liberal ads!
@@chuckbizzert9098 How does a report, about how capitalist entities are competing for the same space, seem like a liberal ad? You're reaching quite far, beyond the length of your arm.
@@bluesuitreviews658 thats not reporting, thats advertising
@@chuckbizzert9098 Did you buy anything? All I saw was how Uber is trying to intrude on the freight and trucking industry. Just like how Amazon really wants to remove UPS and Fedex from shipping. It’s a report about competition as was stated.
@@bluesuitreviews658 yeah it advertised uber and amazon. Apparently my comment was way over your head!
There is no such thing as a driver shortage. Fact is drivers are quitting within a short period of time because of the low wages. Tens of thousands of new drivers join the industry every year only to be scammed by the system. Too much info for a comment section to cover.
Yeah I'm thinking people don't wanna drive for less then 68k a year . You get into trucking and ur only making 40k away from ur family it's simply not worth it
@Kevin Walmart requires like 5 years mate
Kevin have fun driving for a company that you can’t even make phone calls on a hands free device and reserve the right to audit your call records.
wages are pretty good.
@gothicman03 compared to other places like construction where you gotta break your back and be exposed to many imminent dangers, yeah the wages are decent for what the drivers do.
Driver shortage blah blah blah
Truckers earned more 25 years ago.
just buy a Tesla semi and watch the money pile up
Great Value Bleach lol then the rates will drop lower, you think they will pay the same rate once they know you’re not paying for fuel ?
@@patryk2497 Right, these guys don't understand it's a race to the bottom...
Thank you
I'm more concerned about the shortage of places to park these trucks. Especially at night.
I’d rather get my 80% of a great rate than 99% of a garbage one.
POOR PAY = SHORTAGR OF DRIVERS SIMPLE
It's not poor pay, they are paid quite well. There is just not that many people who want to become one due to many reasons such as schooling, the attention needed, the drama, fake news, and may more. If trucking becomes a lot easier then people would do it. We are still decades behind in technology for semi trucks that could make them much easier and safer to manage.
@Tony Droid 150k that's weak bro.
Actually, the pay is pretty good. I'm in my first month with my new company, ( melton flatbed), and my first couple of checks have been $1,324 and $1,535 after taxes respectively.
@@josephtoombs7438 is that by weekly or weekly pay ?
Not when there is poor pay for most jobs.
this is a ad for uber... dont fall for this bull... we all know uber dont pay
No, there are maaaaaaany people still easily fooled.
James Thomas I drive for Uber and I actually make pretty decent money
@@BeLikeNexus See? This is what they always say when you point out that they got tricked into doing a job for far less money than they could make... they don't even care.
its a pretty bad ad because they hardly sound convince its going to take off
My wife wanted to drive for uber till I broke it down for her gas mileage parts ware on are truck end of the day you barely break even!
In another words, Uber is using this to collect data on truck drivers to better automate their self-driving trucks in 5-10 years
They don't have cameras in their truck to collect data though. Tesla's leading there, as they've collected tons of footage from normal Teslas to help make them entirely self-driving.
abcdrcill that’s true, but they could be tracking routes and timing on the drivers phone via the app.
Yep, save your money.
It will never happen, if their aren't self driving freight trains. Their will never be self driving trucks
@@rocksteady8410
Self driving freight trains already exist.
These news people have no idea about the trucking industry
Adam, you are absolutely right - and I know very little about the freight industry, but like many of their pieces its clear CNBC does very lazy reporting. How it works is corporations host briefings for media like CNBC, put on a dog & pony show trying to put their company strategy in the best possible light. That part is generally OK; this is usually fairly honest old-fashioned salesmanship. People relate to people, so after a good lunch and/or dinner together, both parties leave feeling a level of confidence in understanding. Later, press kits or press releases go to the media company or industry analyst, and being very busy and under pressure, most pretty much just use that information as their slightly edited “news article” I’m experienced at this on both sides of the table, and CNBC is unimpressive.
They'll just do to the trucker what they do to their drivers: slowly take a larger and larger share over time
Truckers can buy thier own truck tho
dank jr so? Drivers buy their own cars...
@@damion1121 the difference is with trucks you can pick up loads from companies without a middle man in between. Maybe that is what car drivers need. The price of rides would go down and the drivers would be paid more.
@@kawa1755 until Uber starts getting contracts with the shippers locking out independents.
@@scottlemiere2024 big companies like swift do this. It is barley worth it. Independant contractors exist because the unsteady work is given to the independants. Anything steady have contracts already.
The real answer: Data Mining for self-driving freights.
zhiminzou90 hmmmm 🤔
interesting
Bingo!
It would only be local with the way US infrastructure is on top of the fact if it rains or snows self driving becomes usless. Your talking about an idea that's 50 years down the road.
Wow
Lose money until you gain Monopoly and after you start recovering cuz you set the prices.
That's what amazon is doing to the malls.
How can they create a monopoly? They would need exclusive access to the truck drivers. The driver can run different Uber type apps on their phone accessing other platforms at any time. Already happens like this in ride hailing.
Basically every silicon valley company.
@@P1A2T34 Uber has never been profitable. Explain
1SuperTempest I agree, they are not and have never been and might not ever be profitable
Undercutting competition means low wages for employees
Undercutting your own future.
The truckers are not Uber employees.
@@jamescrud I’m sure he’s referring to Uber’s internal employees, those involved in the truck division. For truckers, the more middlemen the better
UBER SCREWS ITS TAXI DRIVERS SO WHY WOULD IT BE DIFFERENT FOR OWNER OPERATORS
Totally agree. Uber is pure evil amd should be avoided at all cost. They totally destroyed the taxi industry and took money away from hard working Americans and gave it to people who wanted a hobby. Sickening, they destroy whatever they touch.
The first question I had after hearing "Uber Freight" is "are they going to treat truck drivers as badly as they treat rideshare drivers?"
Guess what, Uber also treats their customers like crap. Ever try to contact them with an issue? Total lack of customer service.
If i take uber/lyft i always negotiate a cash payment to the driver for the return trip so they get all the money up front. Never been refused unless they were booked already. Do the same with airbnb lol. Just use these apps to introduce myself to the host/driver & we damn settled the rest lol
I am a full time uber taxi driver been doing this from the last 3 yes truckers please listen to me dont fall for uber you will regret .... they will give you a bone in the beginning and RIP you off at the end please dont go for uber
Uber is not a Taxi service.. get it correct.. your an easy mark working for circus peanuts..
Truckers have more power than taxi drivers.
The people who got rich in the gold rush where the ones selling the shovels
Pixel, good one
Funny, I thought the ones that got the gold
@matt thomas yeah but for every one person finding gold.. ten thousand shovels got sold... sooooo :)
Pixel so true
True
This sounds great, because Uber drivers are so happy with what they earn, once this picks up they will scam the truckers like they did the cars, not impressed
"We've got a route for you. We're not telling you where you're going or how much you'll get paid. You've got 10 seconds to decide to take it or not."
🤣👍 yep, and they'll cancel the freight once you're halfway there. If you decline the ride, your rating will go down.
They'll give 99% of revenue to the drivers until they're hooked on that App "nipple" and then slowly nickle and dime the death out of the drivers.
Bingo!!
Yes. Just like they did with ~~taxi~~ rideshare drivers. Give good incentives at the start to capture the market, and then start squeezing the lemon. In established markets, their taxi drivers are only left with 70-75% of what they pull in.
Don’t do it truckers you see what uber is doing to their current ride share drivers. Started off hot now it’s real cold leaving most people barely making ends meets
True but these trucking companies are treating drivers alot worse..
@@B.N.HMedia And Uber will do the same in the future.
The whole idea of "taking loses" it's to be the monopoly of the market and then do whatever the f you want.
This is true but in order to become a truck driver you need a CDL not a regular license. Their is a significant shortage of those truck drivers, this model encourages more people to get a CDL and become employed in and industry that desperately needs people.
This lady nailed it. It’s like food delivery also. You’ll be waiting until you get orders and you lose hours in a day and gas.
This is just an Uber Freight ad disguised as a news story.
Yep
Yup then uber takes a bigger cut and rip off drivers.
no
yes
ZeroZ yes Uber takes like 50%
They dont pay enough for the people that drive for them.In the the city.
@@angelgjr1999 Uber is LOOSING money. So they are not keeping any profit from the drivers dude.
What Uber is looking for is self driving cars. All this platform with self driving cars is a money machine. Drivers are just test subjects. The real client here are the factories that need trucks, not truck drivers.
This is correct truth👍👍
Lior Ron is the guy who started OTTO, a self driving truck start up from San Francisco that shut down recently. They just want data.
Hopefully Uber goes out of business in the next several years before autonomous get's more fully rolled out!
Exactly
@@77Treasurehunter77 The freight business could be their insurance,if autonomous vehicles never happen,or if they're not in control of that market!If they depended on the 'ride share' business alone,Uber would be gone before driverless taxis were profitable!Again,IF they ever become the norm!
No insurance, low pay, long hours and too many rules & regulations. Suky job!
This is a Uber ad.
Don't believe this shortage, 60k short out of 3.5 million drivers is only 1.7 percent short. Basically it's the mega carriers sounding the alarm bell because they have to pay drivers a good wage due to demand. There are very few if any loads going undelivered, and any projections of potential future shortages being drastic are simply conjecture; they simply do not know.
They say the same thing about needing a college degree, so they can saturate the market and hire Indians for cheap
Companies will always say that there is a "labor shortage" and a "skills gap", it is in their best interest to do so, not just financially. By the government listening to them and allowing more illegals, legal immigrants, and visa workers to come in, they don't have to train employees themselves, they can just import people which is easier and those workers are more complaint while also keeping wages depressed due to supply and demand, and keeping the price of housing and durable goods inflated due to supply and demand. Every single job could be filled and they would still say there is a labor shortage and a skills gap.
If there is a driver shortage, why are the rates so cheap??? Why won't anyone answer that question?
@@paulNC
Because there isnt a "driver shortage", there is a shortage of "quality drivers", no driver with 2 or more years of accident free driving, is willing to work for less than 65k a year.
@Green Giant Which makes me a little sad because I was told throughout high school that a STEM degree was the way to go. But halfway through my degree in Mechanical Engineering, I'm realizing this field is so crowded already and all the calculus and CAD work wont really set me apart.
guy sounds like Borat. lol
He must speak a few languages, wow!
Israeli accent
@@NicholasLittlejohn just like me, nothing special nowadays
Mega jew
Über Jüden
When Uber and Amazon are done with their 'efficiency' in the trucking industry, there will be no need for drivers. 🤖🚛🤖
I see what your say but I just don’t believe it will pass state laws but I don’t know also there’s just some stuff a robot can’t do
@@johnnybrown9942 in 50 years, nobody will drive cars or even own cars. It will all be automated and there will be no road accidents. If want a ride anywhere you’ll just hail it on your phone.
@@seancullen99but there still has to be human people I’m the car even at that time there will be thousands if not hundreds of thousand of people driving older cars and what about the economy part of that
@@seancullen99 but I do understand it all way possible but jut don’t see it happening but I do understand what your saying
@@johnnybrown9942 that’s the way I see it, especially as automated will be much safer than human driving, meaning cars could potentially go much faster and get people to their destinations much quicker. I can see people still wanting to drive but this will be for recreational purposes. I think human driving arenas like race tracks but for normal folks could be big in the future. Also, virtual reality will be so good that you could go for a totally realistic drive anywhere in the world but from the comfort of your own home. And that beats taking the car to work any day
Drivers beware!
Pays out 99% of revenue untill its has a 100% monopoly. Then it will be cut.
yes. very smart indeed.
Yup, and punish cities that try to make the drivers full time employees by leaving your city screwing it over hard in the process.
Then if there’s a high demand for drivers, then why are the flat rates so damn low.
The greedy customers won't pay shipping companies more and auction the contracts off to lowest bidder. So either drive for less or sit at home. Cause someone else IS willing to drive for less.
Corporations can't compete with USPS. The post office with be eliminated.
@@SgtJoeSmith That mind frame is the reason why they are short handed now LOL there is a reason they are scrambling to find drivers
There’s high demand probably because there is a limited number of people to whom the lifestyle of the job is worth the salary. That said, given the efficiency that the Internet, let alone Uber, has brought to matching demand with supply, the job will almost always go to the person willing to do it cheapest. Generally speaking, the Internet is great for businesses and terrible for employees.
Joe Smith And next year they'll be more people willing to do it for less and even more the year following and so on...
Uber's 6 BILLION annual losses is not a sustainable business model !
I remember the days of pre-deregulated trucking, where everyone made money, & freight damage(s) were almost nonexistent.. Ahh, memories..
Aaron Cone you must be an old timer like me. It was Jimmy Carter what did all that deregulation.
Tell us more
Racing a clock now.
@@bobchristopher6928 Yuup, and then canceling the B-1A Bomber program too, only 4 years later Reagan reinstated the program at a higher cost; Thanks Jimmy, you Peanut!
@@philipthomas6808 I got into trucking in 76. The thing I remember about the deregulation debate was how everyone seemed in favor of it. Drivers management etc. Carter did not do this alone. Granted Reagan restarted the B1 but never lifted a finger to help the trucking industry. As a matter of fact his political philosophy demanded the deregulation of all industry. It's not just this political leader or party its all of the above.
Uber :Yes!!! Give me all your data so i can automate the trucking industry😈
True
👍
You right? Hyperloops might take over
xactly...😂
@mr fantastic nothing is impossible in this era bro...
Uber destroyed the taxi bussiness made it so cheap that drivers cant live on it.. truckers don't fall for those thief
Taxi drivers normally charge over the normal rate but Uber doesn’t so you can’t really blame them
People who complain about taxi rates don’t understand the business can’t exist without those rates being what they are. The expenses are HIGH. Imagine going to work and finding out you are responsible for inventory, licensing, lease fees and health insurance. How much per an hour do you think you need to be paid ? You simply can’t afford it, moving around by taxi is a luxury, not a necessity. Use public transportation (a business that historically loses money).
@@dale5471 if you have a car let's said would you move your car and take some one 2 miles away for $3.37 ??
Felix Pena according to that logic, fridges got rid of ice sales...
@@geesehoffa2144 That's why the taxi business loss to expensive
The computer boys have discovered DROP&HOOK? No flies on this generation. 🤣
Just more Millennial/Gen Z thinking believing that they have invented or created a thing despite the fact that it's been in play for decades or longer.
I’m 20 turning 21 this year and getting my cdl by the end of this year this video made me scared lol
Just do it bro I’m doing same thing just need money rn then get out the game
@@cap3724 yeah it’s temporary I heard self driving trucks taking over the game in the next 5 years
We do not need Uber in trucking. Uber destroyed the cab industry
Well cabs are terrible in America the reason it didn’t destroy the uk can industry is because they’re actually nice the driver used their own car just like in Uber
Steve K - Fu.. Uber!!!
That’s what I said. They not going to last. The truck industry is way different.
Trucking with Stanley meh, it’s a low skill job that requires 3-4 weeks training tops. AI can learn the skill within minutes of watching footage. Get a better job with better skills if you get your job automated away
@@datazero7795 Why should people waste their own money training themselves when the employer is the one in need of a certain skill? Let the employer pay to train someone to learn the skills they are seeking.
I wouldn't trust Uber, you can't even talk to a real person if you have complaints
Join GetMoveZ.com we are fixing trucking for the drivers!!
Sure you can- they just from another country!😅😂🤣! And they don't know crap!✌🏼
Uber remove the middle men 🤣🤣🤣🤣as if Uber don’t get a commission as well
What sucks about truck drivers you can die in an early stage. You have a higher risk. You can get the “sitting disease” and have problems with your heart. On top of that you hardly sleep, which is worse. My uncle past away last month because of his lifestyle as a truck driver.
Sorry Uber,you didn’t invent drop and hook.its been around for years
Exactly!! I was thinking the SAME thing.
Lol True Story there
They just made it an app and took their cut off the top.
that moment when amazon releases a trucking app that only works in the 5 states truckers hate to drive in.
It's funny how companies/industries are always perpetually hiring and always "suffering a massive labor shortage."
Really makes you think, really gets the noggin jogging...
im glad im already 53 yrs old.....woe to you young people.....lots of problems, big problems coming in 10 20 then 30 yrs....and driverless trucks is but just one of these problems
U should be rich by now
@@ridinhardrider5240 i am,,,,,,i can retire whenever i want to
Uber can't even pay their personal drivers right.
In a gig economy, if there's a gig company (e.g. uber, amazon) between you and the customer, you will not make much money. You will be fleeced right and left.
That’s the truth
DOWN WITH UBER DOWN WITH AIR BNB DOWN WITH THE GIG ECONOMY -- TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AMERICAN WORKERS. UNIONIZE NOW!
You'd get your point across more effectively if you didn't shout like a child.
So using uber the drivers remain engaged by paying like 35% to uber only keeping 65% as earnings for each haul for themselves ,then there is the risk ID getting blocked permanently !
Uber and Amazon lowball drivers on rates. It won't get any better.
THIS IS #MAGA COUNTRY its open market... Amazon will lowball and if it is to low for someone it might not be for another person.
@@RettigJ for now you are right, but if Uber gains a monopoly like they did with car sharing they will begin to up their cut and make it so people that are already into trucking get stuck doing the job for an extortionately low price.
@@noelmedina6925 How does uber have a monopoly on car sharing? That makes no sense
You must mean in the US. There are many places throughout the world where Uber is not the most popular ride sharing platform. In Asia "Grab" is bigger than Uber is. Not only do they offer the large or smaller vehicles, but they also have Grab Bikes where you hitch rides on motorcycles/mopeds.
If the industry wants truckers, stop paying them crap and treating them as indentured servants.
Join GetMoveZ.com we are fixing trucking for the drivers!!
Paul C I doubt that middleman. You all are fixing your pockets you mean.
exactly
BTW I am a son of a trucker!
Thanks CNBC really enjoyed this advertisement
I was I truck driver for 2 months and then I quit I'm never going back
Reloaded Cash why
seb Guy Some people can’t handle it.
Smart I been at it 24 years and I can't stop now with a truck payment butt I rub local so I don't live in my truck anymore I am ok with it.
@@kelvintorrence5994 24 years thats all your life inside of a truck.. crazy
@@unknowndriver6652 - As opposed to 24 years in an office. Or workshop. Or classroom. You’re only useful for the system when you work your life away.
I had my CDL once, there is "NO SHORTAGE" of truck drivers. There is a shortage of drivers willing to work for nothing, for living on the road for 45-60k per year. Living in a box for 3 weeks and almost living in isolation for 55k? No thanks.
Can't wait for UBER Escorts.
hell yea
@Jay Turani with out a doubt. Im more on the lines of... The official UBER™ sCort is heralded as the next must have IPO. You know where society has de evolved into a dystopian dumpsterfire that would make Bradbury take notes.
I believe New York already has Uber escorts.
😬👍🏻
Lol Uber playground huh
I would like to see a service like this for smaller packages. I've already done one 200 mile trip with two 40 pound boxes.
"The trucking industry really needs more drivers." Not even a second later" trucking is really hard your shouldn't do it".
Andrew Yang is the only person running for president who have serious concerns about this. Google Andrew Yang.
capioxy what is the concern?
@@FocusPics What happens when there's fewer jobs to get? Are truck drivers just gonna learn to code? Just to compete with some coder from India working for $4 an hour?
How many retail stores are closing up? Alot, and people are only getting poorer with a shrinking middle class. Need something to balance out the loss of jobs and income before its too late.
@@FocusPics The jobs of 5 truck drivers, or 5 retail workers is suddenly going to be able to be done by just 1 technician through automation.
@@FocusPics he's already giving families $1000 to prove that it works... lol you put your money where your mouth is and tell us when the great wall of chi.. i mean usa being built hahahahaha
Uber wants to eventually replace the meatbags behind the wheel.
Hey now its warm bodies thank you very much
More trucker shortage BS? Basic middle school economics class. Supply low, demand high, price goes up. The fact that every broker I deal with tells me "you dont like the price, no biggie , somebody will haul it." Still have yet to see freight rotting on a loading dock because they dont have a truck to put it on.
I started driving a big rig in 1982
You go girls. I am so proud of all of you. I had to drive from Oklahoma to Griffen Gq there was know where
No where to stop
My longest trip was from Augusta Georgia 2 Seattle Washington alone
This was really about Uber Freight, with a casual mention of Amazon towards the end.
And what does Uber pay for detention and layover for the driver? Hope they don’t use overseas customer support for breakdowns, freight recoveries, and swaps.
I was an over the road trucker and drove team for the last 2 years i was driving... i stopped almost 2yrs ago because the money has fallen out. They keep saying there is a SHORTAGE... well its because loads were just not paying enough anymore and you have a lot of new "Steering wheel holders" (NOT Truck drivers) are sucking up anything and everything that comes their way undercutting the industry. The reason there is a shortage is because of the ELD limiting our earnings and companies like Swift, CRST etc hiring anyone off the street who can pass a drug test, shoving a license at them that they are not properly trained for and driving for pennies doing drop and hooks for Amazon basically.
Indeed, this job is too hard to do, and wages are just not as high as before.
The virgin clan Lee good thing we have a market to balance supply and demand
Andrew Yang the only presidential candidate talking about the driverless trucks, it’s coming next
Jay H #yang2020
He said “...even you...”😂😂😂😂
@josh otis Autopilot/AI is growing exponentially.. 2 years its 4 times better= 3.5 million truckers displaced. #Yang2020
Good. It's a soulless job where people get fat and drain their lives away on black asphalt.
@@frank254100 sensor technology on the other hand isn't keeping up with AI. The law also forces the automated trucks to have a qualified driver in the driver seat outside of a few test cases.
Uber is paying %20 less than the load bords.
How are they giving %99 to the truck?
20% less is still 100% more than you're making sitting idle for 4-7 hours at a time.
You might wanna take a Basic Economics class, man. Really.
BigDaddyJinx you definitely have no idea what your talking about lol
Can’t make money with current business? Start a second one with same model! That’ll surely make money
First the taxi industry now the trucking industry and the jobs of many dispatchers are on the line. And we have ourselves to thank for supporting these big corporations.
Truckers aren’t stuck in the cities in cushy offices with Starbucks and WiFi availability That’s why they still use phone, paper, and fax to communicate with others on the road.
How many places have a fax line but not even DSL internet?
These truckers are digging their own grave. Just wait until uber controls the trucking market. Let's see how much they will care about the truckers.
... did you not watch the video? People today don't want to drive trucks anymore. The average age is 55, and they're retiring much faster than we are replacing them with. If uber is simply making it more efficient and BETTER FOR TRUCKERS, and that's considered negative for you, then I don't know what you can suggest that will be better
They are gonna destroy trucking. Some of these drivers are looking for fast money.
im in cdl school at the moment...im getting my class B cdl...SO I CAN BECOME A GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO THATS WHAT MY UNCLE DOES....so im good im 22
There is no money to be made in the trucking industry the rates and the wages are from the 1970s
truck driver shortage = low pay, no home time, who the hell wants to work 20 days with 2 days off making barely 40k
Some companies pay more then 40k
I work 5 days a week , sometimes 6 and home every night and gross $1200 to $1500 depending on route .
@@toledojeeper2932 mind if i ask what company, its rare down here in houston.
@@roshawn1111 ...there are companies here you can get a job with 6 months experience hauling auto parts ...mcs..logos..venture express...and some ma and pa companies. Right now with GM strike they are not hiring .
Haha Uber freight is not increasing nothing but the profit margin for the shipper by grabbing load for cheap and trying to pass off to driver at a cheap rate...Rate across the industry has been on the decline due to supply and demand for driver, and contracted driver (owner operator) are raising. The misconceptions is that their is a shortage of driver No!!!!there not. Only freight company’s are having a shortage because there doing the exact thing Urber Frieght is try to do and that’s by paying drivers cheap and trying to survive off of volume. But the pay doesn’t match the long hour, weeks and sometimes months out on the road= high turnover rate... so don’t be fooled by this one side prospective consumers don’t win and driver don’t win and as you can see Uber freight not winning... but Business is Booming for Big businesses 😉....
There is no truck driver shortage!It's complete b.s.!And uber getting involved is a joke
Tariffs really affected loads availability. We are already in truckers surplus.
A year ago there were calls for truck drivers that would pay $50,000 a year, a month later, trucking companies were layoff their drivers!
As a former driver that was forced to retire, due to being forced by dispatchers and salesmen that force the drivers to not only get the freight from one place to another, but then forced to spend hours doing back breaking work to break down the load and re-palletize the load, instead of using lumpers to handle the freight, instead of cutting into the driving hours of a driver being paid by the mile! Then as far as brokers go, they end up making more money just making phone deals, than that driver actually moving and then sorting the load at some wear-house! .
If anything this will not work.... let's assume uber follows the same path as their 2 other services- taxi & food delivery... first they lure in drivers with high pay & companies with low fee comissions... once they get enough people they will slowly cut down driver pay & increase fees... As of now there aren't enough truck drivers beccause of pay which is pennies per miles.. Do you really think truck drivers will drive for even less $?
Well said...
Yes and no, truck drivers are short on supply therefore the demand will keep pay high since not everyone can drive an 18 wheeler . While the supply of drivers and food deliverers is endless. Anyone can drive a car anyone can deliver food and they can do it as soon which makes the supply of drivers for those branches never ending. And therefore they can get paid pennies not so much with truck drivers
Uber knows there will always be a stupid driver who will drive for that.
@@rotichkib62 i dont think so in trucking tho.You have alot of over head in trucking.
They're not stupid millennials so Uber is barking up the wrong tree
Why would anyone be the beta testers and help build a company that is going to automate and leave you jobless.
Hope universal minimum wage is enough to to pay the truck payements when the wheels stop and you can't sell a legacy truck
I disagree that they are going to make automatic trucks and cars available on road. that would be expensive for them.The current business model is best for them. create a technology platform and use people.
How many weaver, shipwrights, and stage coach drivers lost their job during industrial revolution, yet in the end everything become much better. We wouldn't want to go back to pre-industrial society just to revive the lost jobs.
Progress requires sacrifice, that's just how it works. IMO we must *accelerate* it instead of holding it back.
@@rotichkib62 it is the future. Automated trucks are already being tested, you can check it out on UA-cam. Funny thing is that Uber is among those doing research into this.
The truck would still require
a (AVO) autonomous vehicle operator. I wonder what that pays?
@@ihl0700677525 The Industrial Revolution had people working like slaves for very little money. Only strong government regulations and labor laws changed things and created a middle class. Where is that strong government now?
There's no driver shortage, it's a big lie
I thought about this kind of app years ago. But didnt know wea to start and didnt have the millions to get it started. Tbh they need to employ drivers and dispatchers to perfect this app and dont have people behind the desk making it
UberEVERYTHING... even politicians!
Sounds good untill you realize all the rules, regulations, road taxes, and drivers log.
That's what taxi industry said before Uber violated all the rules, regulations/laws, taxes regarding their industry and the like.......federal and state governments were too slow to force changes to create a fair playing field for that new industry versus old industry and even if they would do something now..........it's too little too late as the ride hailing industry has too many people hooked like drug addicts to allow it to go back closer to the old system when the business was forced to provide more for the employee in terms of a company maintained vehicle, vehicle repairs, benefits and the like. Government won't go back because it's a new large revenue stream for them.
It's also funny to hear liberals/millenials complain about needing Unions and the like and eliminating capitalism when most probably are for using Uber daily and Uber destroyed the taxi industry, which was a "shining" example of the laber union.
@@77Treasurehunter77 I agree with you. And on the whole union thing, they really aren't necessary if you don't work for a crappy company or look for a better job...
Correct there a lot of thing you need to do before moving a load or you'll be sued.
@@78bilwi you just made me think of another highly important thing. Who's going to do a pre trip inspection?
UA-cam crazy Cameras, Tire sensors and computers.
A few years back I worked with a young guy who quit to go to truck driver school. He graduated and got a job that he quit after about six months because he got homesick and missed his mother. He refused to look for a job doing local hauling so now he's working in fast food.
🤣🤣🤣 baby missed his momma. Would you like fries w that?
Uber gives 99% until it hooks you. Then starts pulling back until a living wage is impossible
"Uber applied the same business strategy", does that include not making a profit?
Market share over profit.
Terrible idea. Even the bloke in charge of it looks and sounds evil.
Wow, just having a german accent makes you evil. Nice job playing into stereotypes.
Tyler Peterson Is that a German accent?
I sometimes just got loads out of the mill where I dropped off on my own no middle man no dispatcher
SO THEY CAN PAY MINIMUM WAGE 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 WE LOVE AMAZON AND UBER
They are getting ready to screw trucking up like they did the taxi service. I haven't seen a yellow taxi in years.
Absolutely right just wait until they grap more of the market, then you will be force to run .33 cents a mile.Welcome to new modern-day slavery.
These industries have to move out of the 20th century. Sure uber disrupted the taxi industry and endangered alot of people's jobs but it also woke up the industry and forced it to look at what the customer wants and not vice versa
I have a feeling that Uber freight guy doesn’t understand the emotions behind American trucking business other than in some random data
Guess thats why he was at gats talking to truck drivers. He never talked to uber passenger drivers. Maybe give it a chance before throwing it away. Things are going to change with technology. You just need to change with it in order to make money. If you can't do that then maybe business isn't for you.
Emotions don’t pay bills. What makes you think businesses should/could/would care about emotions beyond the fact that they motivate action, therefore revenue? They take a kiss now until they rule. Just like Amazon. Or any “soft power” empire
It always starts off good till they take more and more of your pay, computers will destroy America I forgot Walmart already done that, thanks china mart.
Ok boomer
Uber feright will do like uber people and uber eats has done, start out very good, slowly screw the driver more and more.
I've been a truck driver since 1993 after I came home from the service it's 2019 I made more money from 95 to 05 now I chew on my nails
Run truckers!!! They are going after you!
This really solidifies what Andrew yang is SAYING
Being a truck driver was on my bucket list. Then I saw the pay and went to the next item on the list.
😂😂🤣🤣