How America's Trucks Became Inferior to Europe's

Описание: Economist and host Professor Christopher Clarke investigates why American trucks have stayed the same size for decades — while countries like Finland and Australia are pushing the limits. What's holding the US back, and why does it matter?

0:00 America loves big trucks — so why did they stop getting bigger?
1:20 How semi trucks were invented
2:57 Interstates and federal limits: the rules that froze US truck size
4:06 The trucker revolts that pushed limits
5:21 Why American cabs got huge… but trailers didn’t
5:47 Sweden’s “better” truck: safety, tech, and a Scania in the US
8:14 Finland’s mega-trucks: longer, heavier, and cheaper per ton
10:06 Australia’s road trains: the extreme version of bigger trucking
11:11 So what are we missing?
12:03 The bigger lesson: scale expands markets and lowers prices