“Trucking companies have been quick to complain they’re suffering from a shortage of drivers.
They’ve been saying that for a while now,” Oliver said.
Hundreds of thousands of people become truck drivers every year, but hundreds of thousands also quit."
Oliver listed multiple reasons as to why this is the case.
For one thing, he explained that drivers are paid by the mile instead of by the hour.
That speaks to the relentless pressure to deliver hundreds of packages per shift."
“That actually is only fair.
It’s not likeJeff Bezoscan afford to pay all those lawyers,” Oliver noted sarcastically.
“What can we do here?
But crucially, someone somewhere always pays the price,” Oliver said.
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