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The big rig [electronic resource] :trucking and the decline of the American dream / Steve Viscelli.

By: Viscelli, Steve, 1974- [author.].
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780520962712; 0520962710.Subject(s): Trucking -- United States | Independent truck drivers -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 388.3/240973 Online resources: Full text available:
Contents:
Introduction. Where did all these bad jobs come from? -- The CDL mill: training the professional steering wheel holder -- Cheap freight, cheap drivers: work as a long-haul trucker -- The big rig: running the contractor confidence game -- Working for the truck: the harsh reality of contracting -- Someone to turn to: managing contractors from an arm's length away -- No more Jimmy Hoffas: desperate drivers and divided labor.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Where did all these bad jobs come from? -- The CDL mill: training the professional steering wheel holder -- Cheap freight, cheap drivers: work as a long-haul trucker -- The big rig: running the contractor confidence game -- Working for the truck: the harsh reality of contracting -- Someone to turn to: managing contractors from an arm's length away -- No more Jimmy Hoffas: desperate drivers and divided labor.

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