Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The
typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time
jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasn't always
this way. 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. 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. 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 labor markets
- once dominated by the largest and most powerful union in US
history - into an important example of the costs of contemporary
labor markets for workers and the general public.
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