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Reimer and Aboudi are both "non-employers", they make up the bulk of citations. Sanfield say basically nothing. And then there is anonymous person to represent

Reimer and Aboudi are both "non-employers", they make up the bulk of citations. Sanfield say basically nothing. And then there is anonymous person to represent independent contractors, because apparently it was really hard to get someone from that class to say what the author of the article wanted to write.

smeej 4y ago
Either that or it's a lot harder to get OTR truck drivers who run their own businesses as independent contractors to sit down in one place or take a phone call, which they're not supposed to do while driving, than it is to go to the port in question or contact the offices of a guy with a desk job.
- kadoban 4y ago
  I mean, if they're seriously mad enough about this to go on ~strike, it shouldn't be too hard to get some of them on record.
- zrobotics 4y ago
  Umm, truckers spend their entire day on phone calls or listening to podcasts. They aren't supposed to use a phone directly, but hands free headsets are perfectly within regs. There's no way they couldn't find a trucker to use as a source due to DOT regs. Plus, drivers spend a hell of a lot of time waiting to unload, with the truck idling and them just sitting. I know quite a few truckers (personally as well as through my job) and you would be hard pressed to find a group of people more interested in having a long phone call. I can't understate this, truckers will talk your ear off given half the chance and many of them will trade phone numbers and call each other to chat. Phone calls and podcasts are their main thing through the day, and I can't blame them. Yes, it's a DOT violation to fuck with your phone while driving, but it's fairly easy to preload podcasts to auto play before taking off and place calls using voice commands. Guaranteed the guy with the desk job has less time; freight brokers and dispatchers have high-stress jobs that require nearly 100% of time spent on the phone (you handle emails while talking to other people). Those are also high turnover, but not as bad as trucking simply because the hours suck less. Even local trucking is incredibly shit hours, it's not uncommon for it to be a 14 hour day when including stoppages.

smeej 4y ago

Either that or it's a lot harder to get OTR truck drivers who run their own businesses as independent contractors to sit down in one place or take a phone call, which they're not supposed to do while driving, than it is to go to the port in question or contact the offices of a guy with a desk job.

kadoban 4y ago
I mean, if they're seriously mad enough about this to go on ~strike, it shouldn't be too hard to get some of them on record.
zrobotics 4y ago
Umm, truckers spend their entire day on phone calls or listening to podcasts. They aren't supposed to use a phone directly, but hands free headsets are perfectly within regs. There's no way they couldn't find a trucker to use as a source due to DOT regs. Plus, drivers spend a hell of a lot of time waiting to unload, with the truck idling and them just sitting. I know quite a few truckers (personally as well as through my job) and you would be hard pressed to find a group of people more interested in having a long phone call. I can't understate this, truckers will talk your ear off given half the chance and many of them will trade phone numbers and call each other to chat. Phone calls and podcasts are their main thing through the day, and I can't blame them. Yes, it's a DOT violation to fuck with your phone while driving, but it's fairly easy to preload podcasts to auto play before taking off and place calls using voice commands. Guaranteed the guy with the desk job has less time; freight brokers and dispatchers have high-stress jobs that require nearly 100% of time spent on the phone (you handle emails while talking to other people). Those are also high turnover, but not as bad as trucking simply because the hours suck less. Even local trucking is incredibly shit hours, it's not uncommon for it to be a 14 hour day when including stoppages.