Before reading Friday Night at Iowa 80 I thought this essay was going to be boring and expected that it would just talk about a random place I did not know of in Iowa. However, while I was reading, ironically it held my interest quite well. What I found most interesting through the researchers fieldwork is how unfairly treated and unappreciated the truckers are for the amount of work they do.
What I was most surprised by is how the truckers are trapped and constantly receive maltreatment by their employers and the trucking industry in general. I now understand why it has caused them to be suspicious of anyone inquiring about their log book, which is what puts food on their table and a roof over their head. As I was reading this essay I noticed that I disagree with the reasons truckers provide for not mentioning how unfair and stressful it is for the truckers to take time to unload the trucks because the supermarket chains do not provide that service, yet if they are caught cheating in the log books they could face fines from $70-$1,500. I disagree with how logging hours is set-up.
I really liked the structure of this essay because the headings were of different locations at the truck stop because it was easy to follow where and how he came across each trucker and provided some really good context.
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