#237 Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream

Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 11:36 p.m.

Steve Viscelli is a former truck driver and now an economic sociologist at University of Pennsylvania studying freight transportation, including autonomous trucks. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nBig Rig (book): https://amzn.to/3EbaofP
\nWill Robotic Trucks Be "Sweatshops on Wheels?" (article): https://bit.ly/3vGGgpO
\nJohnny Cash - All I Do Is Drive (song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEHoagHlqrE
\nSteve's Penn Gazette Interview: https://bit.ly/3nkRPyV
\nMore Information on Automated Trucking: http://www.driverlessreport.org/
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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:36) - Ethnography
\n(19:49) - Challenges of driving a truck
\n(38:28) - Trucking industry: State of affairs
\n(1:11:33) - Future of autonomous trucks
\n(1:37:49) - Solving the automated truck dilemma
\n(2:09:44) - Role of society in automated trucking
\n(2:36:53) - Tesla and revolutionizing the trucking industry
\n(2:56:33) - Hope and final thoughts