A truck driver protest that was supposed to rock Indianapolis had fewer than 80 trucks — and it's a worrying sign for the vulnerable group of workers

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• Truck drivers had planned for months to do a "slow roll" around I-465 in Indianapolis. 
• The protest was aimed at addressing the much-despised electronic logging mandate, which came into effect in December 2017.
• But turnout was lower than expected. It's a worrying sign for America's 1.8 million truck drivers, who are largely not unionized and have seen their pay tumble in recent decades. 

 

It's no secret that many of America's 1.8 million truck drivers despise the electronic logging mandate, which came into effect in December 2017.

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