From the Los Angeles Times, June 24, 2007, Copyright 2006 Los Angeles Times U-Haul is mostly self-regulating when it comes to towing safety — thanks largely to an aggressive campaign it led against proposed federal rules in the late 1960s and early '70s. The safety standards would have governed trailer hitches and couplings and would have set minimum requirements for informing customers of towing risks. U-Haul said that if certain proposals were adopted — such as requiring special hitches for loads over 2,000 pounds — "the trailering and rental business would virtually be wiped out."