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Old 09-04-2012, 03:07 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Smurf View Post
It's always amazed me that an industry driven by cost-per-mile would have almost the exact same MPG today that they had 40 years ago. Considering a 1-mpg increase is actually about a 14% increase...
YOu are spot on.
I think that your comment is a perfect example of how 'culture' can drive an economy.
Truck drivers tend to be a very'tough' crowd
It certainly destroys the 'simplisctic' supply and demand concept taught in college.

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