how can we reduce our need for trucking?
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This is a rather ambiguous question.  The function of trucks is to deliver commodities from the supplier to the consumer.  It follows the concept of supply and demand.  If either the supply or the demand drops then the need to ship will go down too.  it is not likely the supplier will  drop production voluntarily since profits are base on production.  The primary way to lower transportation needs is for consumers to lower their consumption demands  which do not seem to be probable since we are a materialistic society.
747659
Get rid of excesses (cable TV, internet - things that you can definitely do without - maybe getting rid of a landline and just using cell phone)\n\nNot eating out (lunch, dinner, Starbucks run) or renting DVD's etc.
1122530
how about getting your foot off the accelerator
998330
Slow down.  Take life easier.
1159731
Learn to establish a good shift-brake ratio. The majority of society are unable to apply the necessary established perimeters that are needed. Good luck!
704919
well I don't know about all over the country but what I see here in the midwest is that the transportation industry is always in need of drivers for short and long haul trucking. several years ago a conversation with a company recruter for a very large  trucking company told me that at that time they were over 100,000  new drivers short of what they wanted to have on the road and this was one of thousands of companies .\n        the second industry that never has a surplus of people for jobs available is the health care industry. Just pick a field from nursing to specialized care centers.
500025
Look into a company called 2 Men and a Truck.  We have used them to get to at least 2 states that I can think of off hand and they do a wonderful job and have always been at least $30 - $40 dollars cheaper than the everyone else.
1101081
Just make sure your signs are big, bright and legible from a moving vehicle.  But by all means, have the yard sale at YOUR house, therefore you wont have to haul it back far.
348503
Lower the bus... you can do that with hydraulics, right? lower the body...
317783
The people as a whole can solve this problem by using as little gas as possible until prices go down.  Take public transportation, walk or bike whenever possible.  Car pool to and from work or school.  Find things to do at home on the weekends instead of going out.  These ideas have been repeated for years I know, but they are as true now as they were 20 years ago.\n\nIf we reduce our use of gas enough than the Oil companies will be forced to lower their prices.\n\nRelying on the government to "fix" economic problems makes the economy worse rather than better and that is true under any president or any congress.
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Fuel conservation linked to newspaper delivery?  \n\nI suppose, but I suspect you're far off the mark.
1114009
work more, spend less
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The idea certainly makes me think...I love questions that make me ponder "now why didn't I think of that? It makes sense!" I'd like to answer a few questions and concerns which other answerers have brought to light.\n\nSemi-trucks can't stop hauling because America lives through the goods the truckers haul. And up here in MN, the river barges bring up alot of goods, but they can only run when the river isn't frozen...we'd be in big trouble without the truckers running in the winter months.\n\nThe current road workers would simply switch materials, instead of laying asphalt and concrete, they'd lay solar panels and electrical wiring. And as for the oil industry employees, they can help maintain the new roadways. With a project like this, there'll be plenty to do and there'll be people who need that work.\n\nIf we can go from home-spun and wooden farm implements to tv and cell phones in 200 years, there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to go from asphalt and oil to solar panels and magnetic cars in another 200. The colonists would never have dreamed of the things we have now, the inventions we've come up with. So it's understandable that we now can't fathom using solar panels for roadways.\n\nHow will erasing our dependancy on oil and building electro-magnetic interstate highways revert us into a 3rd world country? We'd still be thriving and expanding, we'd be moving forward. Some 3rd world countries still have public plumbing in the streets and walk further everyday for dry wood to heat their homes and hearths.\n\nWhat WOULD the durability of these panels be? Would we have to reduce speed limits (which increases travel time, thus making a moot issue of conservancy and prevention) so there'd potentially be fewer accidents?\n\nAs for Star Trek, you should have watched the show titled something like "How William Shatner Changed the World". The guy who invented cell phones got the idea from Kirk's communicator that he was constantly flipping out of his pocket.\n\nI'd be willing to take part in such a venture as this, but I need more research done and stats provided because I can't answer anything about another person's concerns about CO2 or heat or friction. Plus, I have a question of my own. In the regions that get snow, plus those that flood, how will we prevent the electricity from shorting out? If I'm reading the original proposition correctly, electricity keeps traffic moving. Traffic standing still is generally something seen in big cities (or construction on the I-90 bridge here, LOL) So would little burbs of 50K people have traffic jams like LA notoriously does if the electricity shorts out?
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How about we just stop driving cars that give less than 20 miles/gallon? That will accomplish just as much as alternative energy and it's probably easier. \n\n\nBy the way, can you guess the 5 countries that we get most of our oil from?\n\nWould you have guessed Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and Nigeria are 4 of the top 5? Saudi Arabia is the only Middle Eastern country in the 5 (at #3).\n\nThat last comment is exactly why it can't happen. People aren't willing to sacrifice the looks of a car in order to lessen our dependence on oil. Everyone wants someone else to solve their problems instead of doing something about it themselves. Typical.
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If there were no truck drivers how would food get to the store? How would anything you buy anywhere get there? Truck driving is a hard job, you have to get a CDL license,hours on the road causes health problems, long hours, low pay,heavy lifting,and putting up with inconsiderate drivers to boot! And that's just the beginning of it...\nI appreciate truck drivers because I know how hard they work,how many hours they stay away from their families and they do it all so people can buy things!\nIf I see a trucker trying to come around a corner I make sure I stop so he has plenty of room which usually gets horns honking ... most of the time the trucker acknowledges you for it, so it's worth the honking.We should all be very considerate of our truckers.\nThey are a part of our everyday life more than people realize!
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GOODS and service tax\ntaxes are not unnecessary!\nif you don't like the price of gas stop driving everywhere, use the bus, bike,&/or walk\nI hope the price goes up even higher so people will stop wasting this resource!
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Are you talking about futures and forwards or just general trucking?  Because futures I gotta type out and trucking well, do this\nhow much do you want to get paid an hour?  \n(let's say $20/hr) multiply it by how many hours will you be working/driving\nhow much will it cost you to deliver the goods? Don't forget gas+insurance+depreciation of vehicle + tolls\nAdd everything together and you have yourself a fee :)\n\nRival