Automation and income inequality go well together so long as you want more of both. One of the target categories, according to many, is truck driving., as it is "all but obsolete." Despite all the dire warnings, and although drivers will be replaced, the future is far brighter than critics — and I've been one — have thought. Trucking is more than drivingTruckers are responsible for reviewing and packing loads, documenting conditions of contents, guarding against theft, and much more. They regularly check trucks for problems, listen for telltale sounds of failure, and pump fuel.

Source: Forbes August 12, 2017 09:11 UTC