OT but related: And So It Begins ... Congress Blocks Trucking Safety Regs
LATimes reports that Congress has blocked rules mandating specific timing and amounts of truck driver rest: [
www.latimes.com]
Article also speculates on other safety rules (truck weights, autonomous vehicles, etc.) that could be repealed and/or, where states have regs, preempted. Looks like the current (indirect) limits on truck competition for railroads may be gone before long.