How does deregulation affect the trucking industry?

Every Which Way but Regulated: The “Free Market” Trucking Industry Deregulation created a long-term decline in the standards of the trucking industry to the point where the job is poorly paid for the work involved and unappealing, causing a high degree of turnover of truck drivers.

What if the trucking industry was deregulated 40 years ago?

Today's network of big-box retailers and online shopping likely wouldn't exist without the deregulation of the trucking industry 40 years ago this month. The Motor Carrier Act of 1980, passed by President Jimmy Carter, slashed the cost of moving goods by truck. It also eroded one of America's great blue-collar jobs: truck driving.

Do shippers favor deregulation of trucking?

Some 77 percent of surveyed shippers favored deregulation of trucking. Shippers reported that carriers were much more willing to negotiate rates and services than prior to deregulation. Truckers have experimented with new price and service options. They have restructured routes, reduced empty return hauls, and provided simplified rate structures.