The cynic in me says that these private companies will somehow lobby to coerce public servants (DOT workers) to do this job for them via safety regulation. I c

The cynic in me says that these private companies will somehow lobby to coerce public servants (DOT workers) to do this job for them via safety regulation. I could see that happening. Money talks. Maybe not just lobbying but agreeing to pay more taxes to cover some of the work at least on paper and then finding a way around it. take that away and you can make your truckers a lot more productive I understand this concept in theory but does it really work this way in practice? If routes are cut down to specific non-level-5 conditions then the pool of truckers is cut down substantially. The current pool of truckers may start out in areas that are level 5 meaning they live there. Will the truckers relocate to areas with non level-5 conditions to meet the employment demand? Has anyone recently surveyed where all the existing inter-state truckers home bases are?