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Self-driving trucks could mean fewer jobs for drivers

by Molly Wood
Aug 19, 2016
1.8 million jobs are on the line.
Autonomous vehicles could upend the trucking industry.
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Truckers: contractors or employees?

by Andy Uhler
Jun 3, 2016
Truck drivers are fighting to be classified as full-time employees.
Various industries are being attacked for the independent contractor model.
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Truckers strike over employment status

by Andy Uhler
Jun 2, 2016
They're considered contractors. They want to be employees.
A truck pulls out of the port of Los Angeles carrying a container. 
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