 GrumpyPremium
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| reply to Marilla
Re: -sigh- I agree that airline travel was very expensive. It still is, for the airlines themselves. If anyone is comfortable traveling with trucks and planes operating at a loss, then all I can say is, don't whine about it when it's you or yours caught in harm's way. Call me then and tell me how wonderful it is that you saved $100 last year. As far as the trucking aspect goes, I would hope that no one here is naive enough to believe that the consumer ever saw any any direct savings from cheap trucking. The shipper is the only one benefiting.
Pricing structures were originally regulated to prevent the problems of public safety vs. transportation sold at less than cost. Yes, I do believe that we should set minimum prices for trucking. Some of the rates I hear are unbelievable. A truckload from New England to MD for $300. Unfortunately for the motoring public, there are idiots with trucks moving freight for those types of rates. How much sleep do you think the driver that works that cheaply is getting? Enforcement is doing a good job, but they can't catch them all. When pricing was reasonable and regulated, a trucking company's success was based on safety and service - not price alone. Happy motoring. |
