The Internet’s Irresistible Power
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Internet, which offers a wealth of information and business opportunities, is really a Dr. Frankenstein that will slice, dice and reassemble the mighty U.S. economy, including trucking, according to a panel of industry executives.
“Buying and selling are never going to be the same,” said Edward B. Caudill, general manager of Kenworth Truck Co.
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Speaking at the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association, truck manufacturers agreed during their March 21 discussion that technology would continue to exert profound change upon trucking.
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He cited statistics that show 330 million households worldwide have Internet access and that 20 million people bought things on the Internet in 1999.
