You've seen the piggy-back trailers.
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Lon wrote:
>
> Individually I may feel sorry for an independent trucker, but if the
> truckers hadn't screwed the railroads so royally, neither of the two
> might be in as much trouble as they are.

 

You've seen the piggy-back trailers.
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Lon wrote:
>
> Individually I may feel sorry for an independent trucker, but if the
> truckers hadn't screwed the railroads so royally, neither of the two
> might be in as much trouble as they are.

 

You've seen the piggy-back trailers.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lon wrote:
>
> Individually I may feel sorry for an independent trucker, but if the
> truckers hadn't screwed the railroads so royally, neither of the two
> might be in as much trouble as they are.

 

There was no place other than truck stops to fuel diesel cars in
southern California, until about 1980. And very few truck stops, for me
in Vista one at fifteen miles two at one fifty miles and another four at
over hundred.
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Lon wrote:
>
> I think one of us is hallucinating and I don't think it was me, but
> diesel pumps were pretty much standard in many area gas/fuel stations
> other than the traditional truck stops. The specific regions I recall
> were in rather "open" territory [having worked at one such] where
> stations were still car, truck, and actually offered repair services.

 

There was no place other than truck stops to fuel diesel cars in
southern California, until about 1980. And very few truck stops, for me
in Vista one at fifteen miles two at one fifty miles and another four at
over hundred.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lon wrote:
>
> I think one of us is hallucinating and I don't think it was me, but
> diesel pumps were pretty much standard in many area gas/fuel stations
> other than the traditional truck stops. The specific regions I recall
> were in rather "open" territory [having worked at one such] where
> stations were still car, truck, and actually offered repair services.

 

There was no place other than truck stops to fuel diesel cars in
southern California, until about 1980. And very few truck stops, for me
in Vista one at fifteen miles two at one fifty miles and another four at
over hundred.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lon wrote:
>
> I think one of us is hallucinating and I don't think it was me, but
> diesel pumps were pretty much standard in many area gas/fuel stations
> other than the traditional truck stops. The specific regions I recall
> were in rather "open" territory [having worked at one such] where
> stations were still car, truck, and actually offered repair services.

 

Just how much do you think we will sell this special diesel
for??????
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Lon wrote:
>
> Yeah, and Mercedes just set several 100 thousand mile speed records
> with a set of them, using imported fuel due to lack of local
> availability. Granted the mileage at 140 mph isn't that much
> to brag about.

 

Just how much do you think we will sell this special diesel
for??????
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lon wrote:
>
> Yeah, and Mercedes just set several 100 thousand mile speed records
> with a set of them, using imported fuel due to lack of local
> availability. Granted the mileage at 140 mph isn't that much
> to brag about.

 

Just how much do you think we will sell this special diesel
for??????
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lon wrote:
>
> Yeah, and Mercedes just set several 100 thousand mile speed records
> with a set of them, using imported fuel due to lack of local
> availability. Granted the mileage at 140 mph isn't that much
> to brag about.

 

Down here they started putting training wheels on them.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Lon wrote:
>
> Feh.
>
> For a true off-road transport with a really low crawl ratio, try this one:
>
> http://www.segway.com/segway/model_xt.html