(Ebook) The Big Rig; Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream by Steve Viscelli ISBN 9780520278110, 9780520278127, 9780520962712, 0520278119, 0520278127, 0520962710, 2015035773

(Ebook) The Big Rig; Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream by Steve Viscelli ISBN 9780520278110, 9780520278127, 9780520962712, 0520278119, 0520278127, 0520962710, 2015035773

This book focuses on the largest and most important kind of trucking in today’s economy, long-haul TL trucking—particularly its general freight segment. General freight is anything that can be put in a box or on a pallet and loaded into an unrefrigerated trailer. For the most part, general freight truckload companies do little more than move a trailer full of freight from one loading dock to another; they rarely handle or process freight that requires special care or attention.3 But the range and volume of goods— from steel coils to consumer electronics to beverages—that can be moved in this way is enormous. General freight carriers play a critical role, moving the majority of goods to and from nearly all of the ports, railroad yards, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and large retail stores in the US.