Trucks. Trucks… Really? Freight train -> freight tram -> forklift.

This, already happens. You know that, right? I mean sure you might live in the US where people don't believe in safe schools, access to healthcare, or public transport, but in my country this is already a thing. Yet we still have some of the largest trucks in the entire world.

Why? Because while trains are great at transporting goods to larger hubs, and if a company, say Siemens or SSAB uses a lot of good they might construct their own hubs, smaller companies and individuals (like farmers) don't generally make the kind of money to buy their own forklifts, nevermind build their own train/tram tracks.

So the only option that remains on the table that's the right mix of environmentally friendly and economically viable is to cater to these individuals and companies using gigantic trucks. That is not like to change any time soon no matter how hard we wish that was the case.

Capitalism.

Right. I'd be all for burning the system, executing those at the top, and starting over. While one can dream, that doesn't seem very feasible.

So how do we explain to everyone that the prices of food tripling is actually a good thing for them?