Freight fuel consumption is an important consideration in carbon footprints. It is a major consideration behind the 100 mile diet.
How far can a ton of freight travel on a 500 miles on gallon of diesel? 500 miles, or 800 km. This is three times as far as by truck. Moving items in small amounts by private vehicle is much less efficient than either.
Shipping a refrigerator across the Atlantic uses approximately $1-2 worth of diesel fuel. Enormous container vessels are extremely efficient on a weight basis.
Air transport uses vastly more fuel than train or shipping.
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