News / Artificial intelligence could help solve under-use of trucks as driver shortage worsens

Artificial intelligence (AI) is again being hailed as the solution to under-utilisation in trucking, with the sector fast approaching a crunch point amid an ever-worsening driver shortage.

Managing director of TNX Logistics, Alex Hoffmann, told The Loadstar its cloud-based software could save customers anywhere from 7% to 12% in costs.

“Our system has been developed to solve the oft-cited problem of truck under-utilisation, which at this time of driver shortages is becoming a more pressing issue,” he said.

“Our solution covers capacity and routing management, and ...