If there were smaller depo’s to hold the daily deliveries the owner operator could run both bike and depo, as fuel prices get larger this might have to become a reality.

Bike were used for hundreds of years for local pickup and deliveries, I used one for five years while I was serving my time as an engineer, no need for a double take or to stand back in amazement, its all been done before, and could be done tomorrow if people simply put that little bit more effort in.

There is also the older method of the electric float like we all used to have our milk delivered with, this would fit right into the echo mentality, cheap clean energy on tap and would be a much safer and secure way of watching over those valuable parcels.

A horse drawn vehicle would do the same job, you could hire the Amish to deliver the letters and you would get free fert for your rose to boot, only kidding, but the horse is the most echo freindly way of all, every town has them growing fat in the fields only to be rode at the weekends, and I could make you the wheels and carts as im a wheelwright.

As we travel at the speed of light, things seem to slow down and what normally took a day or so to complete seems as if it taking the same amount of time if you want a next day parcel, they will say or ask you to wait in most of the day to collect and sign for it, so your no better off, a localdepo would cut down on road miles and fuel cost at journey or depo end, then the greener, slower route could take over, but its all down to costs at the end of the day.

If there were smaller depo’s to hold the daily deliveries the owner operator could run both bike and depo, as fuel prices get larger this might have to become a reality.

Bike were used for hundreds of years for local pickup and deliveries, I used one for five years while I was serving my time as an engineer, no need for a double take or to stand back in amazement, its all been done before, and could be done tomorrow if people simply put that little bit more effort in.

There is also the older method of the electric float like we all used to have our milk delivered with, this would fit right into the echo mentality, cheap clean energy on tap and would be a much safer and secure way of watching over those valuable parcels.

A horse drawn vehicle would do the same job, you could hire the Amish to deliver the letters and you would get free fert for your rose to boot, only kidding, but the horse is the most echo freindly way of all, every town has them growing fat in the fields only to be rode at the weekends, and I could make you the wheels and carts as im a wheelwright.

As we travel at the speed of light, things seem to slow down and what normally took a day or so to complete seems as if it taking the same amount of time if you want a next day parcel, they will say or ask you to wait in most of the day to collect and sign for it, so your no better off, a localdepo would cut down on road miles and fuel cost at journey or depo end, then the greener, slower route could take over, but its all down to costs at the end of the day.

1) Ever hear of bike messengers?

2) We’re talking about making deliveries in high-density downtown areas during peak delivery season. Did you not understand what BP the UPS worker typed? It’s a very good (and cheap) way of increasing delivery service without having to buy another truck or eight. This frees up trucks to work in less-dense areas such as the suburbs. Plus, it’s easier to park the bike-and-trailer rigs downtown than it is to find a spot for a truck during the day.

3) Bikes and trailers can haul a lot more than you think. See the Peace Coffee website: http://www.peacecoffee.com/pedaling.htm

1) Ever hear of bike messengers?

2) We’re talking about making deliveries in high-density downtown areas during peak delivery season. Did you not understand what BP the UPS worker typed? It’s a very good (and cheap) way of increasing delivery service without having to buy another truck or eight. This frees up trucks to work in less-dense areas such as the suburbs. Plus, it’s easier to park the bike-and-trailer rigs downtown than it is to find a spot for a truck during the day.

3) Bikes and trailers can haul a lot more than you think. See the Peace Coffee website: http://www.peacecoffee.com/pedaling.htm

What makes you think I was referring to commuters? Get over yourself, get off your high horse and read that paragraph again. This time don’t enter the word “commuter”in there on your own.

In my town we have literally crazy people who ride their bikes around town all day long. They may be mentally handicapped, I don’t know. But they’re creepy and ride very slowly just back and forth all day long from one side of the town to the other.

But if commuting via bicycle is crazy, then for the sake of humanity, please step aside and let the lunatics take over!

But if commuting via bicycle is crazy, then for the sake of humanity, please step aside and let the lunatics take over!