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Does the current coronavirus pandemic assist you in promoting a teleop model? I'm not sure how much human to human contact there is in the business.



Hard to say. Truck drivers will be hit hard by this - they can't really stop interacting with people, almost never get paid time off, are older and in poor health, and are paycheck to paycheck.

My bet is that nearly all of them get COVID, with a higher hospitalization / mortality rate. Could knock 30% of capacity off the road in the next 2 quarters, which would mean food shortages.


There are some. Initial pickup, all the pit stops for fuel,food,sleep. The end of the journey,where the recipient may check the delivery and etc.




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