I read a lot of comments in here about deregulation and I am curious about the specific details. What was the purpose? Any advantages of deregulation? And how has this changed the trucking industry?
Deregulation specifics
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Lab work, Feb 28, 2020.
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It's a complex subject but here's a basic rundown.
Life Before Deregulation | Estes Express Linesgentleroger, snowwy, not4hire and 2 others Thank this. -
Deregulation is a absolute and irrevocable change against the trucking industry in the late 70's I see life before deregulation as sort of "In order" with everything in place and overflowing in money. After deregulation? HA... here we are scratching to make a dollar.
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No more Smokey and the Bandit?
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Well, let's see, life before deregulation? When outlaws ruled the roost (unfortunately, we paid the price for those shenanigans) Just hearing the song fires me up. ( where's my walker) It was a great time to be a trucker, fo sho!
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Well, the thought was that the free market would do its thing and everything would work out in the end. And that's happened for the CUSTOMERS of trucking companies. It always seems to work that way. To hell with the person doing the job, give me your service for half price.
Large corporations moved in or broke their pesky unions, and driver wages have stagnated for four decades, for the most part.
The average driver earned equivalent to 100k per year prior to regulation. The AVERAGE driver, not the cent per mile hero cooking three log books and snorting drugs to make delivery times.
Household goods miles, cents per mile pay, doing away with or cutting detention pay, if the wheels ain't turning you ain't earning...deregulation has brought truckers many gifts! All hail the free market! Lolalready gone, Numb, faux_maestro and 4 others Thank this. -
The only reason for the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 was to break up the teamsters,
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And yeah, there is always a window where things are good with capitalism. And then the large corporations show up, and you get what we have today.already gone, x1Heavy, faux_maestro and 2 others Thank this.
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