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Re:Trucking accounts for one-fourth of the fuel used on U.S.... by Fjolsvith on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @10:33AM (#21136871)
And, they can take one to two weeks to deliver a product. I ordered a large automotive hoist and received it by truck in three days delivered from Kentucky to Kansas.

Think money. If you're invested in some product that is sitting around for two weeks, that's lost money.

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Re:Trucking accounts for one-fourth of the fuel used on U.S.... by tonyedgecombe on Thursday October 03, 2019 @04:31PM (#21151839)
Only because it hasn’t really been invested in.
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Re:Trucking accounts for one-fourth of the fuel used on U.S.... by Fjolsvith on Thursday October 03, 2019 @10:32PM (#21154334)
Why would you say that? At what point during product shipment from factory to distribution center or retail outlet is the product actually investment free, as in, no money went into the product that hasn't been recovered back from it?
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