The Reason Why Are Trucks Getting Bigger

Tax based on vehicle weight, too. Heavier vehicles damage roads faster a lot than do lighter vehicles.

https://www.gao.gov/products/109954

> For example, while a truck axle carrying 18,000 pounds is only 9 times heavier than a 2,000-pound automobile axle, it does 5,000 times more damage.

Sure, this would make goods cost more (when applied to delivery vehicles) but we're all paying that cost anyway.

A reminder to all those bitching about constant construction. The reason why that road has to be torn up and replaced every year is because it was designed and built with avg vehicle weight in the 80s, and now avg vehicles are way heavier, and road damage increases with like the 4th power of axle weight.

Every time you choose that massive truck over a tiny corolla (Even that is massive nowadays!!) you are forcing everyone to deal with more construction.