Using Artificial Intelligence to Train Next Generation of Truckers

Editor's note: Written by John Carione, the vice president of marketing at IntelliShift, a fleet and safety management company. This is one in a series of periodic guest columns by industry thought leaders. For most freight companies, the answer to the troublesome driver shortage lies in Gen Z – younger individuals who have never yet sat behind the wheel of a cab. While regulatory measures have traditionally required certain age limits in commercial vehicle operation, Congress is currently reviewing a bill that would ease these rules. The DRIVE-Safe Act, a bipartisan bill, would allow individuals under the age of 21 to cross state lines through a two-step apprenticeship program, greatly increasing the pool of potential driving candidates when it's needed the most.