Wage Theft Through Unpaid Time

In trucking, work doesn’t stop when the wheels do. From dock delays and breakdowns to compliance paperwork and mandatory waiting, drivers spend countless hours on essential tasks that often go unpaid. This episode examines how pay-per-mile structures quietly shift financial risk onto drivers, redefining labor as motion while ignoring obligation and presence. When required time isn’t compensated, the cost isn’t lost—it’s transferred.