171 | Christopher Mims on Our Interconnected Industrial Ecology
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Is There a Trucker Shortage?
After obtaining raw materials and shipping them worldwide, we send our products to a fulfillment center. However, the process of getting goods to people involves trucking and delivery steps, which often go unnoticed. Truckers and delivery personnel lead difficult lives, with long working hours and little representation in Congress. The trucking industry faces a retention crisis rather than a shortage of interested drivers. Truckers spend most of their time on the road, away from their families, working for 14 hours a day due to federal regulations. They get paid by the mile and often face challenges like not being compensated for waiting times at warehouses or finding a place to sleep at night. This leads to illegally parked trucks on highway ramps.
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