Trucks: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Published 2022-04-03
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All Comments (21)
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As a truck driver of 15 years, this is the most accurate reporting of trucker life by far, thanks for educating and entertaining the public with this reporting John.
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Every time there's talk of a "shortage" of workers in an industry, it's because that industry treats its workers like garbage.
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I never ever take the talk of "shortages" of workers seriously. Never. What it really means is, " We treat our workers terribly" and/or " We can't be bothered to train anyone". It always breaks down to those 2 things.
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It never ceases to amaze me how well this country gets away with pushing the consequences of shitty systems onto its poorest citizens.
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As someone who is in this industry. This is depressingly accurate.
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I'm not a trucker but the "independent contractor" problem extends to MANY other industries as well and probably warrants its own segment.
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Only if there was a way for a group of workers that perform the same job to get organized and protect themselves from unscrupulous employers
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I have been a OTR truck driver for 22 years. In that time, I have spent 80% of my life living in a truck. I have never had a dispatcher that doesn't wish it was 95%. Lol You have to understand, these dispatchers have been office workers their entire adult lives. They have no idea what we have to do out here to survive.
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This is very personal to me. My dad is a truck driver and he’s been talking this stuff for years. I’m glad John Oliver mentioned this.
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The answer to, “people won’t work” is almost always “pay them more”
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to quote Tennesse Ernest Ford: "You load 16 tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store"
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My dad is a trucker, long haul. We're Canadian, and a lot of what he said applies to him too. It's madness. As my dad likes to say: if you bought it, a truck brought it. We need our truckers and we need to treat them better
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My husband is a trucker as well and after doing the math we realized he could be making just as much working at Starbucks and then at least he'd be home every night.
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Unions are like condoms, if someone is trying hard to convince you that you don't need one, you definitely need one.
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"...What is it, 10 degrees? That'll wake you right up..." Biology would like to speak to the manager...
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That lease thing just sounds like a modern day version of indentured servitude.
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There could be an entire episode on independent contractors. One of the biggest labor scams in the country
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"independent contractors" really should be looked into. From WWE to truckers, it stops a lot of workers from getting what they deserve.
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I drove truck for 30 years , and freakin Loved it and miss it and I truly belive it was because I was a TEAMSTER DRIVER. DEREGULATION FUCKED TRUCKING UP ! And John is telling you why the industry scumbags can’t keep drivers ! Lol John nailed the dispatchers !
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I’m so happy for this video. I’m a trucker myself and I remember one time, I was at a loading dock. It took them almost exactly 8 hours to get three pallets off my trailer.