04695cam a2200433 i 4500 22658386 20250404120312.0 220617t20232023njua b 001 0 eng 2022021218 9780691175300 9780691241012 pcc n-us--- 388.3240 LEV SOC063000 TRA001150 bisacsh Levy, Karen Data Driven: Truckers Technology And The New Workplace Surveillance New Jersey Princeton Univeinrity Pres 2023 Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023] ©2023 231 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-219) and index. "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"-- "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"-- Trucking Supervision of employees Truck drivers Electronic monitoring in the workplace Electronic surveillance SOCIAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance) TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / Trucks Online version: Levy, Karen, 1981- Data driven Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023] 9780691241012 (DLC) 2022021219 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg BK 43552 43552 0 0 ddc 0 0 IMTN IMTN Rack 15-B 2025-03-26 Raghav Books Private Limited 2960.10 2374 0 388.3240 LEV 33830 2025-04-04 00:00:00 33 2025-02-14 BK Dr. Mantha Raghu (Head Librarian)