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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