FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies' names range from A to Z (Part 5)
FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Part 5) 1 1,146 9 minutes read Serving eight states in the Mountain West, this AFS tractor pulls twin-trailers of grocery store products. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. This ended 45 years of onerous regulation by the federal Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). One of the most dramatic changes that occurred due to deregulation was the ...
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