James Year

James Year

James Year is an Iowa farm boy who got lost on his way to college. He hauled international freight working as a Loadmaster on C-130s before getting an education in sociology and photography. His master's project at Syracuse University focused on the labor and environmental consequences of automation in trucking. You can see more of his work at StealingFire.Tech. 

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'Crew rest': A military approach to protecting truckers' off-duty time from interruption
Former U.S. Air Force Loadmaster James Year envisions using military flight rules to protect drivers' off-duty time by allowing drivers to cite foolhardy shippers, brokers, even inspectors for interrupting "crew rest."
November 30, 2023
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