FTA: "The trucking industry, through its chief trade group, the American Trucking Associations, insists that it needs longer work weeks and bigger vehicles so t

FTA: "The trucking industry, through its chief trade group, the American Trucking Associations, insists that it needs longer work weeks and bigger vehicles so that more trucks will not be needed on the road, which it says could result in more accidents. That logic is laughable, but Congress seems to be buying it." .... and later: "Howard Abramson is a freelance writer who was an executive at American Trucking Associations from 1998 to 2014." Gee, I wonder what's the backstory there?