PBS Blames Reagan and Deregulation For Truck Deaths

Alex Christy | June 14, 2023
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[See NewsBusters for more.] The latest edition of PBS’s Frontline documentary series to air on Tuesday night carried the subtitle America’s Dangerous Trucks as host A.C. Thompson explored the safety aspects of 18-wheelers. At one point, it was emphatically declared that Ronald Reagan contributed to truck-related deaths through his policy of deregulation although the logic needed to make such a claim was lacking.