MUSINGS WHILE ON THE ROAD - TBD2024-03-28T10:44:57Zhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/musings-while-on-the-road?commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A991644&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhen I drive I-40 it is like…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-18:1991841:Comment:9916442010-06-18T03:47:11.300ZCWO3ROBBIEhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CWO3ROBBIE
When I drive I-40 it is like someone is under the RV punding on it with a sledge hammer.<br />
Actually I think I-81 is about the worst interstate for trucks.
When I drive I-40 it is like someone is under the RV punding on it with a sledge hammer.<br />
Actually I think I-81 is about the worst interstate for trucks. I am sure that if trucking co…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9905362010-06-17T16:56:10.862ZP.A.https://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/pickleallen
I am sure that if trucking companies were forced to pay there own way some sort of solution would be found very quickly.<br />
I travel I40 all the time and cuss at the trucks the whole way. Then every few years they have to repave and I cuss even louder. It is not the truck drivers fault. They are just doing their jobs but there are just too many trucks.
I am sure that if trucking companies were forced to pay there own way some sort of solution would be found very quickly.<br />
I travel I40 all the time and cuss at the trucks the whole way. Then every few years they have to repave and I cuss even louder. It is not the truck drivers fault. They are just doing their jobs but there are just too many trucks. Maybe they could designate, T…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9905062010-06-17T15:54:22.944ZCWO3ROBBIEhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CWO3ROBBIE
Maybe they could designate, Truck only, highways and have the trucking companies pay for them? Maybe make them toll roads?<br />
But once again, that wouldn't do anything about our dependence on foreign oil. That was my point in the original discussion. We lament our dependence on oil, but are unwilling to change our method of operation in any way. Humans are parisites and will continue to foul our nest until we kill the whole planet. Oh well, I'll probably be gone by then. But I had hoped to see us…
Maybe they could designate, Truck only, highways and have the trucking companies pay for them? Maybe make them toll roads?<br />
But once again, that wouldn't do anything about our dependence on foreign oil. That was my point in the original discussion. We lament our dependence on oil, but are unwilling to change our method of operation in any way. Humans are parisites and will continue to foul our nest until we kill the whole planet. Oh well, I'll probably be gone by then. But I had hoped to see us start to turn it around before I die. HA!!!! I worked on the railroad thro…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9904792010-06-17T14:46:33.930Zlarry kremishttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/larrykremis
I worked on the railroad through the 70s and 80s and we were constantly misplacing rail cars, I'm sure it's better today with computers to keep track but not nearly as reliable as putting your freight on a single truck. Until the 90s we had lots of large industries who could afford to lay track into their plants, it's a huge expense for smaller industries of today. One rail car can carry over 100 tons of freight, one truck can only carry about 25. To make it truly cost efficient to receive your…
I worked on the railroad through the 70s and 80s and we were constantly misplacing rail cars, I'm sure it's better today with computers to keep track but not nearly as reliable as putting your freight on a single truck. Until the 90s we had lots of large industries who could afford to lay track into their plants, it's a huge expense for smaller industries of today. One rail car can carry over 100 tons of freight, one truck can only carry about 25. To make it truly cost efficient to receive your raw product by rail, you would need to receive it in bulk which means building a storage facility as well as tracks into your plant.<br />
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Industry leaders are much like the rest of us, instant gratification, they want their freight yesterday. It's easy to pass on the shipping costs to the customer. DM. It is pretty cool. But it…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9904642010-06-17T14:12:19.987ZCWO3ROBBIEhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CWO3ROBBIE
DM. It is pretty cool. But it is not the carefree existance that most imagine. It comes with it's own set of problems.<br />
I'm starting to get a little tired of it. Looking for two places to move back and forth between. A Relatively cool place in Summer and a relatively warm place in winter. Oh, the places also need to have some other attributes. I can send a list.<br />
There is no perfect picnic spot. there is no perfect RV.
DM. It is pretty cool. But it is not the carefree existance that most imagine. It comes with it's own set of problems.<br />
I'm starting to get a little tired of it. Looking for two places to move back and forth between. A Relatively cool place in Summer and a relatively warm place in winter. Oh, the places also need to have some other attributes. I can send a list.<br />
There is no perfect picnic spot. there is no perfect RV. So, Are you saying that NYC t…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9904582010-06-17T14:04:41.387ZCWO3ROBBIEhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CWO3ROBBIE
So, Are you saying that NYC traffic isn't a mess when they are not putting in a new subway route? (:>)
So, Are you saying that NYC traffic isn't a mess when they are not putting in a new subway route? (:>) They are digging up part of N…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9904342010-06-17T13:33:51.436ZMother Sanity (JackieRodzinski)https://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/JackieRodzinskiMotherSanity
They are digging up part of NYC to put in another subway route. It's a mess, a nightmare.
They are digging up part of NYC to put in another subway route. It's a mess, a nightmare. PA, You have figured it out.…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9904152010-06-17T13:21:24.194ZCWO3ROBBIEhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CWO3ROBBIE
PA, You have figured it out. The rest of you seem to have missed my point about getting us off oil. If the Government could build a rail system that could move cargo and people around the country. We could develop trains that run on LNG and get off the Mideast oil addition. In the early 1900s there was a competition between the trucking industry and the railroads for Government assistance. The Trucking industry won and the government has subsidized it by building roads ever since. If you doubt…
PA, You have figured it out. The rest of you seem to have missed my point about getting us off oil. If the Government could build a rail system that could move cargo and people around the country. We could develop trains that run on LNG and get off the Mideast oil addition. In the early 1900s there was a competition between the trucking industry and the railroads for Government assistance. The Trucking industry won and the government has subsidized it by building roads ever since. If you doubt this, take a look at how many trucks use the toll roads in this country. As a matter of fact, some toll roads don't allow big trucks to use them. Why? because they tear up the road. PA is right about I-40, and I-10 is the same. Americans have their heads in the sand. We are not willing to give up any little bit of convience no matter what it does to the country. If you think toll roads are the answer go to Texas. Most of their toll roads are loosing money. They now require you to have an EZ pass to get on many of them. That is so they can eliminte the toll takers and force you into the system. Texas has scraped the plan to build a Toll road across the state. Envy might be too strong a wo…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9904112010-06-17T13:19:09.701ZDoesn't Matterhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/DoesntMatter
Envy might be too strong a word ROBBIE but I think that admire is aptly suited. I admire the manner that you have chosen to spend your existence traveling around in your RV, never being restricted to only one address. I just think that's pretty cool and wanted to tell you so :)
Envy might be too strong a word ROBBIE but I think that admire is aptly suited. I admire the manner that you have chosen to spend your existence traveling around in your RV, never being restricted to only one address. I just think that's pretty cool and wanted to tell you so :) I live only about 4 miles fro…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-06-17:1991841:Comment:9903702010-06-17T12:27:06.263ZP.A.https://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/pickleallen
I live only about 4 miles from Interstate 40 which is the number one conduit for trucks traveling west to east and east to west. The road is very dangerous for both cars and trucks. What makes trucks effient enough to stay in business is the government paying for a very large percentage of their actual cost of opperation. The government builds and maintains the highways where as the railroads build and maintainthere own. Pavement on I40 has to be replaced every 5 years at least. Sometimes more…
I live only about 4 miles from Interstate 40 which is the number one conduit for trucks traveling west to east and east to west. The road is very dangerous for both cars and trucks. What makes trucks effient enough to stay in business is the government paying for a very large percentage of their actual cost of opperation. The government builds and maintains the highways where as the railroads build and maintainthere own. Pavement on I40 has to be replaced every 5 years at least. Sometimes more often. I know trucks pay taxes on fuel but what they pay does not touch what they tear up. You used to see trucks with signs on the back telling how much taxes they paid. Most were around $5000 dollars a years. That amount whould not pave 100 feet of interstate highway. Railroads are the answer and containers like they use on ships are the answer to the loading and unloading problem.