Jobs in the trucking industry are increasingly threatened by technology and the rise of driverless trucks. But what explains the contradictory dynamic between fears of job elimination and a current shortage of truck drivers in the U.S.? The NewsHour returns to the unusual story of driver Finn Murphy, who left college and a literary family for the open road. Paul Solman reports.
Jobs in the trucking industry are increasingly threatened by technology and the rise of driverless trucks. But what explains the contradictory dynamic between fears of job elimination and a current shortage of truck drivers in the U.S.? The NewsHour returns to the unusual story of driver Finn Murphy, who left college and a literary family for the open road. Paul Solman reports.
A Career Truck Driver On Why His Is No Longer `A Middle-Class Job'
A Career Truck Driver On Why His Is No Longer `A Middle-Class Job'
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940169372557 |
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| Publisher: | NewsHour Productions |
| Publication date: | 01/24/2019 |
| Series: | PBS NewsHour |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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