I had to vote no.
The effects of Regulation followed by "Deregulation" had exactly the same effects on the trucking industry.
Contrary to the way it sounds the government has increased regulation of the trucking industry following "deregulation". More and more old-timers are being frustrated out of the industry to be replaced by, for all intensive purposes, amateurs. I don't think USA's driving public has any problem seeing that. It's a sad state of affairs.
Regulation forces companies to buy Rights to certain routes. It has nothing to do with safety. The damage is already done. Further action by the government can only cause further damage. So many of the original union carriers that were protected from competition by regulation are gone. Re-regulation is not going to bring them back.
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