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Book Review: Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance By Karen Levy. |
| المؤلفون: |
Burrell, Jenna |
| المصدر: |
ILR Review; Mar2024, Vol. 77 Issue 2, p299-301, 3p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
TRUCK drivers, TRUCK driving, TRUCKING, TRAFFIC accidents, INTERNET forums |
| Reviews & Products: |
DATA Driven: Truckers, Technology & the New Workplace Surveillance (Book) |
| مستخلص: |
Karen Levy's book, "Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance," provides a detailed examination of the occupational culture of long-haul truck drivers in the US. The book explores how truckers navigate and negotiate with technology that is designed to displace, control, and surveil them. Levy challenges the idea that automation should aim to replace workers, instead emphasizing the importance of integrating new technology into sociotechnical environments. The book specifically focuses on the introduction of electronic log devices (ELDs) in trucks, which were intended to reduce accidents caused by driver fatigue but have not been successful in doing so. Levy argues that the failure of ELDs can be attributed to the absence of efforts to address the underlying conditions that lead to overwork among truck drivers. The book also highlights the symbolic meaning and value-laden nature of truck driving as a profession, drawing on ethnographic research and cultural representations of trucking. Overall, "Data Driven" sheds light on the complex relationship between technology, work, and worker agency, and raises important questions about the role of rules and discretion in the workplace. [Extracted from the article] |
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