You got it backwards. Socialist governmental regulation was everything America isn't. Government control of the marketplace is not in the best interest of the American consumer. It's great for employers who can pass on costs to the consumer without worry of going out of business. It's great for the special interest groups like the Teamsters.
Creating a system where service providers must compete for business in the free market dismantled the regulated industry. Exceptional, damage free service at a competitive price is now the standard. Shippers now have choices. Regulation wasn't the answer, regulation was the problem.
Explain how deregulation was a bad thing for America. Goods are being moved, shelves are full, stores are busy. 340 million Americans are being well served by the free market. More Americans are employed in trucking than ever before. Sounds like a win-win to me.
Competition always weeds out the inefficient and unproductive. Competition always provides a better product at lower prices. There used to be three car companies, all unionized. Cars lasted a maximum of four or five years. 100,000 miles on a car was unheard of. Asian competition forced the "Big Three" to improve quality and pricing.