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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by acdha on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @12:19PM (#28919890)
That’s easy to say if you can trivially find another job. If they’re concerned about that and don’t want to be in a tax case (which seems extra unappealing for someone who spends most of the day driving) they probably won’t - and that’s what those companies are banking on.
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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by throwawayboise on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @03:04PM (#28922161)
Truck drivers with a clean driving record can trivially find another job.

Now if they are locked into some Uber-like scam where their employer financed "their" truck purchase it may be more complicated.

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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by caethan on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @04:34PM (#28923404)
California regulatory requirements basically shut down drivers owning their own trucks: the cheap old diesel trucks aren't in compliance anymore. So there's a lot of scummy leasing arrangements for the newer more expensive trucks.
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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by acdha on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @04:28PM (#28923342)
That’s what the situation in this thread sounded like: those companies must have some kind of lever to force exclusivity and I’d assume it’s something like a loan.
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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by iammisc on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @01:02PM (#28920467)
You don't need to do anything. The IRS will fight this one for you.
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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by acdha on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @01:15PM (#28920629)
The question is whether they are confident enough that this will be true, not lead to retaliation, and some consequences will happen. If not, a lot of people might feel they’re trapped.
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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by iammisc on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @12:25AM (#28926748)
I dunno.. maybe the government should start an advertising campaign, but that would imply that they would be able to put individual interests above those of their corporate overlords.
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