According to "Sleep Rules Raise Trucking Costs," in 2013 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration estimated the new rules regulating the transportation industry would cost trucking companies about $2 billion.What benefits did the government expect from the costly regulations?

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The article states that the new rules were implemented in order to address concerns about driver fatigue and reduce the number of highway fatalities. Therefore, the benefit the government expected was reduced highway fatalities.