Read the article and take it at face value.
What do you think the solution is, if the problem IS just as he describes it?
You suggest AI as a solution, but it won't be.
Don't look for AI Trucking in the next 5 years.
I’m not saying AI will completely replace trucking, but if it can allow a trucker to work just another longer because of the basic work that it takes over, that’s thousands of truck that will not be needed across the industry.
It’s somewhat still an artificial problem that caused by driving profitability for the independent into the ground. When all things are considered, a professional trucker does not make much above minimum wage.
A person that is willing to work two minimum wage jobs can earn $70,000/year if he works the same amount of hours as a trucker.