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“This may be the most enraging book you have ever read. It will certainly be one of the most illuminating.” —Matthew B. Crawford, author, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road An inside-the-cab view of how an iconic American occupation is being destroyed by corporations, politicians, and bureaucrats. For decades, the trucker was a symbol of independence, a knight-errant of the open road. Today, drivers are treated not like people at all, but merely as “inputs” necessary (for now) in moving things from place to place. They are slowly being replaced: first by poorly paid, untrained, exploited—and often illegal—immigrants, and soon by driverless RoboTrucks. Truckers are spied on by corporations and governments, regulated into serfdom by politicians and bureaucrats, and considered an afterthought by managerial elites who despise those who do real work with their hands. Gord Magill, a third-generation trucker who has driven the ice roads of the Great White North, the deserts of the Australian Outback, and everywhere in between, . . . reveals the immigration scams putting grossly unqualified drivers behind the wheel—and causing horrific accidents on our nation’s roads; shows how surveillance technology makes today’s cab a virtual prison, demoralizing drivers and eradicating truck-stop culture; and gives an inside account of the trucker-led “Freedom Convoy” that provoked the most thorough persecution of political dissenters in Canadian history. End of the Road describes the human and cultural consequences of a short-sighted quest for efficiency that assigns good jobs a value of zero. Fresh and authentic, this book is a workingman’s call to save the dignity and freedom not just of truckers, but of all blue-collar workers.

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“If you want to dig beneath the official stories we’re told about ‘the supply chain crisis’ and understand the subterranean forces driving the economy of North America, you can do no better than read Gord Magill’s End of the Road. In the tradition of working-class intellectuals such as Eric Hoffer and Harry Braverman, Magill describes our economy from the vantage of the truckers who keep it running. The picture that emerges, as Magill peels away layers of bullshit with acidic humor, is not a pretty one. In particular, this book shines a light on the political and corporate corruption that both drives, and is massively exacerbated by, mass immigration. This may be the most enraging book you have ever read. It will certainly be one of the most illuminating.”—Matthew B. Crawford, author, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road End of the Road tells the story of truck drivers in a clear, honest way that is often missing from public debates. Gord Magill explains how many truckers feel pushed aside by bad rules, poor training standards, and policies that value cheap labor over safety and experience. His message aligns with what OOIDA has said for years: there is no real driver shortage. There is a shortage of respect, fair pay, and common-sense safety rules. This book helps readers understand why professional truckers matter, why strong standards protect everyone on the road, and why listening to drivers themselves is essential to fixing the system.—Lewie Pugh, trucker and OOIDA Executive Vice President

“If you want to dig beneath the official stories we’re told about ‘the supply chain crisis’ and understand the subterranean forces driving the economy of North America, you can do no better than read Gord Magill’s End of the Road. In the tradition of working-class intellectuals such as Eric Hoffer and Harry Braverman, Magill describes our economy from the vantage of the truckers who keep it running. The picture that emerges, as Magill peels away layers of bullshit with acidic humor, is not a pretty one. In particular, this book shines a light on the political and corporate corruption that both drives, and is massively exacerbated by, mass immigration. This may be the most enraging book you have ever read. It will certainly be one of the most illuminating.”—Matthew B. Crawford, author, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road

Author Information

Originally hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Gord Magill has spent most of his life behind the wheel. From spinning along the Ice Roads of Canada’s Northwest Territories, to hauling logs down volcanos in New Zealand, to steering Road Trains across the outback of Western Australia, to running freight along the Interstates of America, Gord has spent over twenty-five years trucking all over the world. His writing about the industry has appeared in Newsweek, the American Conservative, and American Affairs, among other outlets. Magill lives in Ithaca, New York.

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