FFS stop pretending you don't know how this happened. DEREGULATION,
DEREGULATION, DEREGULATION, DEREGULATION,
Before DEREGULATION unionized drivers made up 85% of the LTL industry and today it's about 10%.
Not rocket science.
Is the "American Dream" still alive in trucking? In 1980, the average truck driver earned ~$38,000/year. Adjusted for inflation, that is $120,000 today.
Instead, the average driver now earns roughly $47k–$48k—nearly one-third of the historical value.