If you’ve spent any amount of time driving on America’s network of interstate highways, then you’ve certainly seen the trucking industry in action. Even if you don’t drive very often, you still purchase goods at the store — how do you think these products got there in the first place? That’s right, it’s the trucking industry in action once again.
The Importance Of Freight Trucking
And while you might be frustrated at the built-up traffic resulting from one semi truck passing another on the freeway, or quiver in fear as you pass a semi truck on a narrow two-lane stretch of road, you should know that these trucks are vital to our nation’s economy. Without freight trucks, goods simply wouldn’t be accessible to consumers.
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You also might not know several of these trucking industry facts. Here are some rather impressive facts about the trucking industry that inspire us to do what we do.
Trucking Facts
To The Moon
With some estimated 15.7 million trucks currently operating in the United States, you could line them up end-to-end and they would reach the moon.
Innovation In Clean Diesel
Though full-on electric trucks will likely be standard in a few decades, we’ve come a long way in clean (or cleaner) fuel technology since the 70s and 80s. Today, emissions from 60 modern trucks are equivalent to emissions from one truck back in 1988.
Give Trucks Some Space
When you notice a freight truck in emotional distress, please be sure to give it some space. We joke, but in all seriousness, freight trucks (with cargo) take about 40 percent more time to brake as compared to standard automobiles.
Your Source For Food
Did you know that roughly 90 percent of the food that Americans eat is hauled by refrigerated trucks? The next time you sink your fork into something delicious, give thanks to the truck driver that made your dinner possible.
That’s A Lot Of Freight!
The trailers on semi-trucks aren’t huge for nothing. The average big rig load weighs about 80,000 pounds, or about 40 tons. That’s enough to stock the better part of a grocery store, no doubt.
Gas Guzzlers
The constant shipping of goods comes at a pricey fuel cost. Though the aviation industry consumes far more fuel than that of the trucking industry, freight trucks are said to consume an estimated 50 billion gallons of gasoline every year. Surprisingly, that’s only about 13 percent of America’s total fuel consumption.
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