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If the trucking industry would stop for a period of time.
13 years ago
General
If trucks stopped:
The first 24 hours
*Delivery of medical supplies to the affected area will cease.
*Hospitals will run out of basic supplies such as syringes and catheters within hours. Radio pharmaceuticals will deteriorate and become unusable.
*Service stations will begin to run out of fuel.
*Manufacturers using just-in-time manufacturing will develop component shortages.
*U.S. mail and other package delivery will cease. Within one day • Food shortages will begin to develop.
*Automobile fuel availability and delivery will dwindle, leading to skyrocketing prices and long lines at the gas pumps.
*Without manufacturing components and trucks for product delivery, assembly lines will shut down, putting thousands out of work.
Within two to three days:
*Food shortages will escalate, especially in the face of hoarding and consumer panic.
*Supplies of essentials, such as bottled water, powdered milk, and canned meat at major retailers will disappear.
*ATMs will run out of cash and banks will be unable to process transactions.
*Service stations will completely run out of fuel for autos and trucks.
*Garbage will start piling up in urban and suburban areas.
*Container ships will sit idle in ports and rail transport will be disrupted, eventually coming to a standstill.
Within a week:
*Automobile travel will cease due to the lack of fuel. Without autos and busses, many people will not be able to get to work, shop for groceries, or access medical care.
*Hospitals will begin to exhaust oxygen supplies.
Within two weeks:
*The nation’s clean water supply will begin to run dry.
Within four weeks
*The nation will exhaust its clean water supply and water will be safe for drinking only after boiling. As a result gastrointestinal illnesses will increase, further taxing an already weakened health care system.
The next time you want to curse a truck driver or campaign for stricter trucking regulations, remember this list and thank him or her instead.
The first 24 hours
*Delivery of medical supplies to the affected area will cease.
*Hospitals will run out of basic supplies such as syringes and catheters within hours. Radio pharmaceuticals will deteriorate and become unusable.
*Service stations will begin to run out of fuel.
*Manufacturers using just-in-time manufacturing will develop component shortages.
*U.S. mail and other package delivery will cease. Within one day • Food shortages will begin to develop.
*Automobile fuel availability and delivery will dwindle, leading to skyrocketing prices and long lines at the gas pumps.
*Without manufacturing components and trucks for product delivery, assembly lines will shut down, putting thousands out of work.
Within two to three days:
*Food shortages will escalate, especially in the face of hoarding and consumer panic.
*Supplies of essentials, such as bottled water, powdered milk, and canned meat at major retailers will disappear.
*ATMs will run out of cash and banks will be unable to process transactions.
*Service stations will completely run out of fuel for autos and trucks.
*Garbage will start piling up in urban and suburban areas.
*Container ships will sit idle in ports and rail transport will be disrupted, eventually coming to a standstill.
Within a week:
*Automobile travel will cease due to the lack of fuel. Without autos and busses, many people will not be able to get to work, shop for groceries, or access medical care.
*Hospitals will begin to exhaust oxygen supplies.
Within two weeks:
*The nation’s clean water supply will begin to run dry.
Within four weeks
*The nation will exhaust its clean water supply and water will be safe for drinking only after boiling. As a result gastrointestinal illnesses will increase, further taxing an already weakened health care system.
The next time you want to curse a truck driver or campaign for stricter trucking regulations, remember this list and thank him or her instead.
cant wait for that to happen any time soon, just so i can go "how's useless now"
(Stupid European driving time law)
The only way you could make a comparison between the two would be if the US had a similar railway system as Europe, but frankly due to the size of the nation and the already well established road system, that is highly unlikely to happen.
EU trucks don't have to go as far as US trucks, and most of the time the roads are much different and more difficult to drive than US highways, since they have been built much earlier. It's just as unlikely for the Europeans to construct efficient highways for transportation of goods as it is for the US to establish efficient railroads the way Europe has.
It's just really hard and kind of unfair to compare US trucking vs EU trucking.
I know there are big differences.
But that does not mean that the things that was static in this journal will not happen in the US or EU.
In mater affect it already has happened in country's in the EU, last time was in Spain.
The point is that truck are at the "end" or "beginning" part of the transportation circle, most of the time. (except for your own car to take it from stores to your house of course)
So it doesn't mater where on the world it happens, this last or beginning piece of transport has to take place and is almost always done by a truck of some type.
General Lee speaking, of course. I happily acknowledge there are small groups of like minded truckers, but not enough to make a difference.
I'm a coach bus driver, so I'm on the highway all day as well. I see far too much disrespect for professional drivers these days :(