This is definitely not the time for ECT to be sleeping with all the attention in Hours of Service and Fatigue Management. Here are some more very good articles. Could one of the amigos show up at one of the listening sessions and say "we have the solution you have been looking for to address most of your concerns." That would be the start to send us to the moon.
I think one of the good points in the first article is that the US and Canada should have similar HOS rules since many drivers operate in both countries.