Weight-based motor vehicle tax

Re:Weight-based motor vehicle tax by ghaff on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:34PM (#37324616)

Yeah. There are already strong economic incentives to use rail for long-haul land transportation of lower value/less time-critical goods in the US. I don't know the numbers but I suspect you see relatively few goods transported coast to coast by truck in the US.

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Re:Weight-based motor vehicle tax by romafirst3 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @01:49PM (#37326023)

I’m pretty sure this isn’t true. Lots travels by rail, but a hell of a lot travels by truck. I ship a lot ltl (pallets)

If you want to do a quick test yourself , next time you are on a highway look at the places the trucks are from (obviously they can be registered elsewhere but it gives you an idea).

If you import to a port it usually travels by rail after (cause ports have great rail links) but if you are going business to business in the US it’s often by truck

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