Data driven : truckers, technology, and the new workplace surveillance / Karen Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Karen, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trucking--United States--Management.

Trucking.

Supervision of employees--United States.

Supervision of employees.

Truck drivers--United States.

Truck drivers.

Electronic monitoring in the workplace.

Electronic surveillance--United States.

Electronic surveillance.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of lifeLong-haul truckers are the backbone of the American economy, transporting goods under grueling conditions and immense economic pressure. Truckers have long valued the day-to-day independence of their work, sharing a strong occupational identity rooted in a tradition of autonomy. Yet these workers increasingly find themselves under many watchful eyes. Data Driven examines how digital surveillance is upending life and work on the open road, and raises crucial questions about the role of data collection in broader systems of social control.Karen Levy takes readers inside a world few ever see, painting a bracing portrait of one of the last great American frontiers. Federal regulations now require truckers to buy and install digital monitors that capture data about their locations and behaviors. Intended to address the pervasive problem of trucker fatigue by regulating the number of hours driven each day, these devices support additional surveillance by trucking firms and other companies. Traveling from industry trade shows to law offices and truck-stop bars, Levy reveals how these invasive technologies are reconfiguring industry relationships and providing new tools for managerial and legal control-and how truckers are challenging and resisting them.Data Driven contributes to an emerging conversation about how technology affects our work, institutions, and personal lives, and helps to guide our thinking about how to protect public interests and safeguard human dignity in the digital age"-- Provided by publisher.

"Long-haul truckers are the backbone of the American economy, transporting goods under grueling conditions and immense economic pressure. Truckers have long valued the day-to-day independence of their work, sharing a strong occupational identity rooted in a tradition of autonomy. Yet these workers increasingly find themselves under many watchful eyes. Data Driven examines how digital surveillance is upending life and work on the open road, and raises crucial questions about the role of data collection in broader systems of social control. Karen Levy takes readers inside a world few ever see, painting a bracing portrait of one of the last great American frontiers. Federal regulations now require truckers to buy and install digital monitors that capture data about their locations and behaviors. Intended to address the pervasive problem of trucker fatigue by regulating the number of hours driven each day, these devices support additional surveillance by trucking firms and other companies. Traveling from industry trade shows to law offices and truck-stop bars, Levy reveals how these invasive technologies are reconfiguring industry relationships and providing new tools for managerial and legal control-and how truckers are challenging and resisting them. Data Driven contributes to an emerging conversation about how technology affects our work, institutions, and personal lives, and helps to guide our thinking about how to protect public interests and safeguard human dignity in the digital age"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

If the Wheel Ain't Turnin', You Ain't Earnin': Trucker Politics,

Economics, and Culture

Tired Truckers and the Rise of Electronic Surveillance

The Business of Trucker Surveillance

Computers in the Coop

Beating the Box: How Truckers Resist Being Monitored

RoboTruckers: The Double Threat of AI for Low-Wage Work

Technology, Enforcement, and Apparent Order.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691241012

0691241015

OCLC:

1341442757