You are saying that you have seen that Crown sells the same man's moment in time to more than one customer?
Would that not equal to selling the same thing twice, when there was only 1 to sell?
"if the tech clocks 8 hours and only works 5 they say he is stealing"
The tech *IS* stealing (period).
If they say it or not.
I am just not sure if he is stealing from the company or the customer, but it is -not- good.
8 hours worked and 8 hours paid. fair is fair.
If someone else steals, don't complain that they don't share.
Don't let someone else's misdeeds be a justification for your own misdeed.

And John, you say "The privilege of being a road tech".
While I am privileged to work with some of the folks I have gotten to work with, I am not "privileged" to be a road tech. It is earned each and every hour. That does not mean that I am not thankful for the opportunity to earn it, but it is in no manner a "privilege", there is no "gift" of a job,the job (and payment for it) must be earned. Road techs are doing a job most everyone else does not want to even try to do correctly, that MUST be done correctly.
your mileage may vary.