Data Driven : : Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance /

Data Driven : : Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance / / Karen Levy.

A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of lifeLong-haul truckers are the backbone of the American economy, transporting goods under grueling conditions and immense economic pressure. Truckers have long valued the day-to-day independence of their work, shar...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Levy, Karen,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]
©2023
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 32 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 If the Wheel Ain’t Turnin’, You Ain’t Earnin’: Trucker Politics, Economics, and Culture
  • 3 Tired Truckers and the Rise of Electronic Surveillance
  • 4 The Business of Trucker Surveillance
  • 5 Computers in the Coop
  • 6 Beating the Box: How Truckers Resist Being Monitored
  • 7 RoboTruckers: The Double Threat of AI for Low-Wage Work
  • 8 Technology, Enforcement, and Apparent Order
  • Appendix A: Studying Surveillance
  • Appendix B: Notes on the Organization of the Trucking Industry
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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