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Semi-trucks have an outsized impact. I recall some reporting years ago that claimed our roads would last significantly longer were it not for the commercial trucks



The impact of a vehicle upon a road's health scales by the fourth power of the axle load. Heavy vehicles have an absolutely massive impact on roads to the point that compact cars should be paying negligible road usage fees in comparison.




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