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Originally Posted by Shaneajanderson
I think you'd be surprised what it costs to ship goods. In any case, if you have 4 times the drivers to haul the same weight (it would actually be more like 8 times as many or more if you limit to 10,000 pounds,) taking twice as long the shipping costs would go through the roof.
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It wouldn't be the end of the world if far off goods did cost significantly more than locally produced goods. If there was an incentive to group the shipped goods you did need into a few purchases a year rather than a few purchases a week. If there was a reason to increase the use of rail, etc. Anyway my point was 100% saftey is not the goal, it is a balance.
It also would greatly improve safety and quality of life if truckers were paid by the hour not the mile.