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Thank you. The one sided view we typically see on this, while in m supporting my views on paying people what they are worth, often glosses over that this isn't

Thank you. The one sided view we typically see on this, while in m supporting my views on paying people what they are worth, often glosses over that this isn't evil fat cat monopolists with monocles trying to keep the man down in all these cases. Entire business models or industries may no longer be viable without major pricing changes throughout the solid k supply chain, which will ultimately give the consumer sticker shock. It's a hot mess. Doesn't mean drivers shouldn't get paid more, but also doesn't mean it's pure selfish capitalism on behalf of those hiring them.

watwut 5y ago
Truck drives tend to be truck owners doing independent jobs. And when the switch from wages to this happened, they were in fact massively taken advantage off. There was a lot of fraud or at least lying involved. A lot of one sided contracts putting all disadvantages on drivers. And then working drivers to exhaustion just pay debts. It is not that customer would not buy product for 10 cents more. It is that, companies that took advantage of drivers had competitive advantage and grew to own market.