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#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
Lex Fridman Podcast
Was There a Golden Age for Long Term Truckers in America?
Bob Greene: Was there a golden age for long haul truckers in America? And if so, what enabled it and what brought it to an end? Greene: The Teamsters Union controlled the vast majority of employee jobs. By the end of the 1970s, the typical truck driver was making well more than $100,000. He says that kind of outlaw asphalt cowboy imagery is still very popular today.
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