I magine a trucker from the early part of the century taking a look at the industry today. In many respects it would be an astonishment to him. So much has changed.
Suspensions are like featherbeds.
The cab is so quiet and cool. And these trucks talk to the home office via satellite. True, some things have changed little. Truckers still pay taxes, deal with customers they'd rather not, fight with the railroads and worry about the 10,000 details of business. If you don't have a driver, you don't do any trucking.