I’ve already commented on road damage, but yeah, trucking firms bear no costs for the congestion and other road hazards they bring with them. Society, as is so often the case, sucks up those externalities.

Yes, but that’s all subsidized by taxpayers, so it’s more expensive overall but cheaper for YOU.

What you don’t get is that trucks last less and consume more, therefore it’s better for the robber barons.

Efficiency, pollution too (even when electric, because tires and break dust are a thing)