Trucking News: PGT Trucking and Locomation confronts carbon emissions, driver shortage with autonomous convoy pilot

Mike

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Shippers are increasingly motivated by consumer-driven corporate sustainability goals. But to truly tackle Scope 3 emissions ⁠— those that occur beyond their own four walls ⁠— shippers must find carriers and transportation partners that are pursuing their own green initiatives and strategic partnerships.

In June, two Pittsburgh-based companies ⁠— flatbed carrier PGT Trucking and autonomous trucking platform Locomation ⁠— announced one such partnership. They outlined that over the next eight years, Locomation’s two-truck convoy and safety staff would help PGT Trucking execute more efficient freight movements and reduce operating costs per mile by 30%, including a reduction in fuel expenses by 8%, reducing CO2 emissions by more than 60 metric tons per tractor per year.

While the two companies are ironing out details of the pilot program, set to begin deploying in the second half of 2022, PGT Chief Administrative Officer Gerry Hickly talked with FreightWaves about what makes PGT Trucking ⁠— and flatbed freight in general ⁠— a good fit for this kind of partnership.

 
It's going to be amazing. all of the previous convoy attempts have been huge successes, even if they did use the word platooning instead of convoy, because convoy is just too outlawish.
 
I wanna see some douchebags in BMWs zip in between like they do to normal trucks, and kill these idiots' dreams.
That's a little dark. These people are just trying to build a business and have done nothing to you other than try to take your livelihood away. I mean, C'MON MAN!
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Driver SHORTAGE.

PGT.

Nobody wants to run short haul flatbed between Pittsburgh and Youngstown four loads a day.

What a surprise.
 
think about how drivers get paid 60-70 cents a mile. In ca. in horrible traffic all day. If you are going 10 miles an hour you're making 6 or 7 dollars an hour. Nobody would work for that.

congress is trying to pass a law to allow 18 year old to haul. Let’s see :rolllaugh2: :biggrin-2: :confused-96: :biglaugh:

California is the worst state for truckers every company says we don’t go into California
 
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think about how drivers get paid 60-70 cents a mile. In ca. in horrible traffic all day. If you are going 10 miles an hour you're making 6 or 7 dollars an hour. Nobody would work for that.

congress is trying to pass a law to allow 18 year old to haul. Let’s see :rolllaugh2: :biggrin-2: :confused-96: :biglaugh:

California is the worst state for truckers every company says we don’t go into California
Because most 18 year olds (used to) think 15 bucks an hour is a lot of money.
 

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