{"product_id":"end-of-the-road-inside-the-war-on-truckers-9781967613021","title":"End of the Road: Inside the War on Truckers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This may be the most enraging book you have ever read. It will certainly be one of the most illuminating.\" --Matthew B. Crawford, author, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inside-the-cab view of how an iconic American occupation is being destroyed by corporations, politicians, and bureaucrats.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, the trucker was a symbol of independence, a knight-errant of the open road. Today, drivers are treated not like people at all, but merely as \"inputs\" necessary (for now) in moving things from place to place. They are slowly being replaced: first by poorly paid, untrained, exploited--and often illegal--immigrants, and soon by driverless RoboTrucks. Truckers are spied on by corporations and governments, regulated into serfdom by politicians and bureaucrats, and considered an afterthought by managerial elites who despise those who do real work with their hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGord Magill, a third-generation trucker who has driven the ice roads of the Great White North, the deserts of the Australian Outback, and everywhere in between, . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereveals the\u003cb\u003e immigration scams\u003c\/b\u003e putting grossly unqualified drivers behind the wheel--and causing horrific accidents on our nation's roads;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eshows how \u003cb\u003esurveillance technology\u003c\/b\u003e makes today's cab a virtual prison, demoralizing drivers and eradicating truck-stop culture; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egives an inside account of the trucker-led \u003cb\u003e\"Freedom Convoy\"\u003c\/b\u003e that provoked the most thorough persecution of political dissenters in Canadian history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnd of the Road\u003c\/i\u003e describes the human and cultural consequences of a short-sighted quest for efficiency that assigns good jobs a value of zero. Fresh and authentic, this book is a workingman's call to save the dignity and freedom not just of truckers, but of all blue-collar workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gord Magill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creed \u0026amp; Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967613021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagill, Gord:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Originally hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, \u003cb\u003eGord Magill\u003c\/b\u003e has spent most of his life behind the wheel. From spinning along the Ice Roads of Canada's Northwest Territories, to hauling logs down volcanos in New Zealand, to steering Road Trains across the outback of Western Australia, to running freight along the Interstates of America, Gord has spent over twenty-five years trucking all over the world. His writing about the industry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Conservative\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, among other outlets. Magill lives in Ithaca, New York.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Gord Magill \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47792854565021,"sku":"9781967613021","price":49.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_cf7eb6ee-b366-4ba5-92f4-e95708e7673f.jpg?v=1774983511","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/end-of-the-road-inside-the-war-on-truckers-9781967613021","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}