This is what you get when you let the public service union workers out without their seven supervisors.
Most of the painting trucks are actually owned by private companies. They are contracted by the state to paint the lines on the highways.
I knew a guy who owned a company out of NY state.
He had crews painting lines all over the northeastern US.
He did mostly interstate highways. His crews were non union.
Those painting trucks are very expenisive. He lived in a very large house on the shore of Lake Erie. My friend had the contract to do his landscaping/lawn care of his home.