Dartz Wrote:This is because you can't cut diesel with anything and not ruinate a diesel engine. Buses and Trains run on diesel, which is much more vulnerable to crude spikes than the gasoline that goes into an automobile. This all loops back into the logistics chain as well, driving up the price of shuttling goods from one place to another, which in turn drives up the price of everything else.Quote:if anything, the number of buses and trains in service has gone down since the new rates were introduced.
Seriously, go take a look at the price of diesel fuel some time.
Your average fleet driver runs a 200 gallon capacity and will run that dry in a day. Owner/operators often have 400 gallon capacity tanks to provide for more flexibility while driving (not being in a fleet means not getting the best deals on diesel).
- Grumpy Uncle Gearhead