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Despite the number of truck drivers continuing to wane by the day, the driver shortage is attributable mainly to the mismanagement of the available trucking resources. Wholesalers cannot furnish the goods for transportation, creating idle time for the driver, but also for goods at a different location that would benefit from a carrier. This means the drivers’ efforts go down the drain in an entirely unfruitful attempt, leading to their unwillingness to take on the job in the future, setting up a vicious circle currently on a troubling downward spiral.
Though the client’s focus lay in T&L’s AI integration, they were looking to revolutionize the industry with a platform that consolidates trucks and drivers under one roof, touted as the answer to the trucking crisis rampant in the US today. Yet, be that as it may, we can see here that the lack of drivers is only half the problem; a metamorphosis was needed to create a truly modular solution. One cannot discuss the challenges that the client and the driver encounter without seeing the bigger picture.
The client needed a solid IT partner to build their all-encompassing, flagship mobile application. It would be a digital portal that enabled businesses to identify the best shifts for drivers and increase their earnings by completing maximum loads per shift.