The big rig
Subtitle: trucking and the decline of the American dream
By: Steve Viscelli
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780520278127
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Independent truck drivers; Trucking
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Where did all these bad jobs come from?; title: The CDL mill: training the professional steering wheel holder; title: Cheap freight, cheap drivers: work as a long-haul trucker; title: The big rig: running the contractor confidence game; title: Working for the truck: the harsh reality of contracting; title: Someone to turn to: managing contractors from an arm's length away; title: No more Jimmy Hoffas: desperate drivers and divided labor.