Europe Has The Same Problems As The USA

by Tom Moore on Nov 6, 2018 8:59:00 PM

I spent a week in Europe and can report:

Shortages of labor in Western Europe are as concerning as they are here
High labor costs in Western Europe are driving increased automation of items such as layer picking. Migrants are seen as ready labor sources
Congestion is a real concern. The parts of the famed Autobahn I drove on have few stretches with unlimited speeds. Congestion means Google Maps has trouble predicting transit times – one trip was quoted as 4 to 6 hrs (it took 4.5)
I had heard that many trucks had eliminated mirrors to cut aerodynamic drag. I didn’t see one case of this in my travels.

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