In this episode, Jared continues his discussion with Michael Belzer. In this half, Michael dives into why they deregulated the trucking industry and the reason wages in trucking are terrible now. Towards the end of this episode, Michael talks about what's currently being done to improve this industry and steps we can take to keep making progress.

Check out Michael's book, "Sweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking Deregulation":

https://www.amazon.com/Sweatshops-Wheels-Winners-Trucking-Deregulation/dp/0195128869/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MCAH44OBW0CG&keywords=sweatshop+on+wheels&qid=1668182725&sprefix=sweatshop+on+wheel%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-1

Check out Jared's book:

https://www.amazon.com/Semi-Helps-Harvest-Trucking-Adventures/dp/B0BKP8FWPH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BFLFUS9JOY6C&keywords=semi+sam&qid=1668182781&sprefix=semi+sa%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1