The trucking industry is complex, not appreciated by or understood by society-at-large and is filled with people that will do anything for a dollar; thus driving down rates and compromising safety in an effort to stay ahead of the other guy.

I am a proponent of re-regulating the industry to some degree. As much as I am a capitalist and have a fair and pragmatic view of the free market, deregulation has adversely affected some of our most prosperous and technical advanced markets. And in the end, deregulation does not create a more competitive market, but just the opposite. Read the rest of this entry »

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