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#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Trucks Is the Cheapest Way to Move Freight

The average length of haul has been steadily declining over the last 15 years or so. The big part of this is public subsidy of training. So when those workers are not paying for the training, you and I often are. And so all these externalities that the companies don't have to pay for.

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