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Long-Haul Truckers Enable Economy To Cope with Shifting Market Needs

A large online retailer has suspended a last-mile delivery service for third-party vendors to focus on truckload-shipment logistics. ATS's John Kearney says that move underscores the ongoing need for more trained long-haul drivers.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- An American multinational ecommerce retailer has announced the suspension of a pilot program for delivery to consumers of packages from third-party vendors that sell goods on its website but do not ship through its fulfillment centers. The program was geared toward vendors with warehouses in select cities, among them Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.(1) John Kearney, CEO of Advanced Training Systems, says, "This program was launched in 2018. It is now a very different world; the pandemic and the accompanying surge in ecommerce retail have redirected attention from last-mile delivery to the more basic needs of the overall supply chain."

Kearney, whose company is a leading designer and manufacturer of virtual simulators for driver training, among other applications, notes that this move is potentially beneficial for UPS and Fedex, who will take over some of the delivery for third-party vendors.(2) Shortly after the announcement, in fact, analysts for both Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase upgraded their rating of Fedex stock.(3) UPS stock has since risen as well.(4)

"The pandemic and the accompanying surge in ecommerce retail have redirected attention from last-mile delivery to the more basic needs of the overall supply chain.”

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The retailer, meanwhile, remains focused on bolstering its in-house capabilities for long-haul "middle-mile" truckload shipping between points of origin (manufacturing facilities, docks, airports) and distribution centers. In October of 2019, the company confirmed its intention to purchase its own power units from truck manufacturers(5), and in May of this year rolled out its freight brokerage operation from a handful of pilot states to the entire lower 48.(6) They have also announced plans to hire 100,000 new employees, including drivers, for its U.S. warehouse and delivery operation.(7)

These decisions, says Kearney, underscore companies' understanding of the importance of long-haul trucking to the overall supply chain. They also, he notes, cast into sharp relief the continual need for new drivers. The market is responding—some commercial driver's license schools have reported an upsurge of new students(8)—but obstacles to the licensing of new truckers remain, in the form of DMV offices closed by the COVID-19 crisis. Although California, for instance, has recently reopened all its offices, physical distancing rules limit the number of applicants that can be processed, as well as the availability of road tests.(9) One way or another, however, says Kearney, the trucking industry will manage to attract, train, and employ the 60,000 new drivers it will need over the next few years(10).

"Part of the solution," says Kearney, "is virtual-reality simulation, which both allows students to train for extreme situations and can shorten the amount of on-the-road training required. As leading providers of a technology that has demonstrated, repeatedly, the ability to produce better, safer drivers, we look forward to our continued collaboration with trucking companies, driving schools, shippers, and the other players in this vital, thriving, and rapidly changing industry."

About Advanced Training Systems LLC:
Advanced Training Systems (ATS) is a technology and engineering firm that has revolutionized the design and manufacture of high-tech simulator systems to improve training for operators of all types of motor-powered vehicles. ATS, the holder of multiple patents in its field, is dedicated to providing cutting-edge adaptive training at an affordable cost to all involved in the transportation industry, resulting in more qualified drivers/operators and safer streets. For more information, visit http://www.atstrainingsystems.com.

1.    Wolf, Connor D. "Amazon to Suspend Test Service for Outside Deliveries." Transport Topics, 9 Apr. 2020, ttnews.com/articles/amazon-suspend-test-service-outside-deliveries.
2.    Cheng, Andria. "Good News For UPS And FedEx: Amazon Halts Shipping Program As Coronavirus Drives Online Demand." Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 9 Apr. 2020, forbes.com/sites/andriacheng/2020/04/08/amazon-to-pause-amazon-shipping-in-the-us-as-coronavirus-drives-huge-online-demand/#.
3.    Voorhis, Scott Van. "FedEx Wins Analyst Upgrade as Amazon Shuts Competing Delivery Service." TheStreet, 13 Apr. 2020, thestreet.com/investing/fedex-wins-analyst-upgrade-as-amazon-ends-competing-delivery-service.
4.    Farley, Alan. "FedEx and UPS Stocks Rally After Amazon Ends Shipping Program." Investopedia, Investopedia, 9 Apr. 2020, investopedia.com/fedex-and-ups-rally-after-amazon-suspends-shipping-program-4802272#:
5.    Solomon, Mark, et al. "Amazon Poised to 'Double down' on in-House Truckload Program by Rolling into Power Unit Purchases." FreightWaves, 13 Oct. 2019, freightwaves.com/news/amazon-poised-to-double-down-on-in-house-truckload-program-by-rolling-into-power-unit-purchases.
6.    Jaillet, James. "Aiming to Lock down Truckload Capacity, Amazon Goes Nationwide with Its Freight Brokerage." Commercial Carrier Journal, 21 May 2020, ccjdigital.com/amazon-freight-brokerage-goes-nationwide/.
7.    Annie Palmer. "Amazon to Hire 100,000 More Workers and Give Raises to Current Staff to Deal with Coronavirus Demands." CNBC, 17 Mar. 2020, cnbc.com/2020/03/16/amazon-to-hire-100000-warehouse-and-delivery-workers.html.
8.    "Trucking Industry Facing Demand Surge Amid Coronavirus." Spectrumlocalnews.com, spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/04/08/trucking-industry-facing-demand-surge-amid-coronavirus.
9.    "California DMV to Reopen All Offices Closed Because of Coronavirus." Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2020, latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-09/california-dmv-offices-all-reopen-coronavirus.
10.    Miller, Eric. "ATA: Trucking Industry Was Short More Than 60,000 Drivers in Meeting Demand at End of 2018." Transport Topics, 24 July 2019, ttnews.com/articles/ata-says-truck-driver-shortage-course-double-decade.

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