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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 84813" data-attributes="member: 126">Re: Chevy has their head up their buttI suspect there is a mutual benefit relationship between long haul trucking and the highway system that probably does not make economic sense just for passenger car travel alone.&nbsp; The interstate highway system was initially justified by Eisenhower as a military or national defense issue. We take it for granted but somebody must pay for it. I would like to see more rail use, and fuel costs are driving more heavy freight to rail already.An interesting trend (perhaps due to economy) is that people are less willing to pay for overnight delivery of mail/small packages. If they were more patient about cross country freight, rail looks even more attractive for that too. The consolidation among major air carriers will probably lead to less discount air fares, so perhaps more highway use for moderate distance passenger travel plans.&nbsp; JR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 84813, member: 126"] Re: Chevy has their head up their butt I suspect there is a mutual benefit relationship between long haul trucking and the highway system that probably does not make economic sense just for passenger car travel alone. The interstate highway system was initially justified by Eisenhower as a military or national defense issue. We take it for granted but somebody must pay for it. I would like to see more rail use, and fuel costs are driving more heavy freight to rail already. An interesting trend (perhaps due to economy) is that people are less willing to pay for overnight delivery of mail/small packages. If they were more patient about cross country freight, rail looks even more attractive for that too. The consolidation among major air carriers will probably lead to less discount air fares, so perhaps more highway use for moderate distance passenger travel plans. JR [/QUOTE]

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