The Big Rig
Book description
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…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Big Rig as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This wonderful read takes the reader inside the cab of a long-haul truck and on a journey that clearly shows how deregulation and the pursuit of a perverse form of efficiency have made truck driving something to be avoided like a fatal disease.
Here is a powerful peek into the forces of excessive deregulation sabotaging the fruits of trade.
From Peter's list on globalization breaks down what happens next.
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