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Big Rig Viscelli Steve Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. But it wasn't always this way. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for…
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Big Rig Viscelli Steve
Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. But it wasn't always this way. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage.
Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, including six months training and working as a long-haul trucker, Viscelli explains in detail how labor is recruited, trained, and used in the industry. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States.The Big Rig explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. He then shows how inexperienced workers are convinced to lease a truck and to work as independent contractors.
He explains how deregulation and collective action by employers transformed trucking's