What surprised me about this article was the commonality in all responses of the truck drivers regarding the logbook or "comic book." Not a single person was okay with the current system or thought it was the least bit fair.
It was interesting to me that all the drivers were concerned that the writer was a "spotter." That alone makes me curious into how many of the drivers are not being honest in their work. It seems that they are constantly on the lookout and are slow to trust any outsider that may be working against them.
I was disturbed by all the ill feelings toward the Department of Transportation and especially the issue about loading and unloading the big rigs. I was disturbed to learn that these truck drivers are not paid to unload their trucks but are forced to either perform the work themselves, or pay a lumper who doesn't pay taxes on the money they make.
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