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Originally Posted by ::matthew
I don't think I missed your point. But obviously there is not enough information in that article to tell us what he is including/excluding in his profit number.
I didn't say that transportation is the most regulated industry around, nor would I.
What I did say is that the government heavily subsidizes commercial trucking by paying for the infrastructure that is utilizes. Soon, government will have to "pay" for the environmental impacts of commercial trucking which is why they are starting to get tougher with emissions regulations.
I wouldn't be surprised if the max weight/axle is decreased too in an effort to limit the damage to roads.
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If you have ever driven commercialy you would know that its not about the MAX axle weight being lowered...it has to be enforced.....And though the CHP and the california DMV handbook will tell you that the MAXIMUM weight per axle is 10,000, 15,000, 25,000 per axle(depending on the vehicle you are operating) that is not the maximum. There definatly things in this world that weight more than that and they are transported over the road.....do you want to know how? The CHP allows overweight vehicles to travel across interstate highways by immposing a toll....so to speak. the more it weighs the more it is going to cost the trucking company. If you ever travel at night you will see huge convoys of trucks and CHP escorts. Cal trans is not worried about over weight vehicles because the are being payed for it and the more overweight vehicles are the more money they have. And when all these big trucking companies go out of business because of heavy fines, taxes....you name it....you will be hard pressed to find food on your table, diesel in your mercedes, and clothes on your back.