I can see some potential value in applying networking principles to cargo transport (or at least, more so than they have been ). However, transportation is a t

I can see some potential value in applying networking principles to cargo transport (or at least, more so than they have been ). However, transportation is a tiny portion of the cost and ecological impact of agriculture. Massive efforts to try to address merely that small fraction of costs/harm are misguided. Not that I can't see the appeal to businesses - instead of having to pay gas taxes, etc., you get taxpayers to foot your goods transport for you. (You "own" a section of the pipe, but big deal.) Furthermore, being an established player who gets food piped straight to you gives you a huge advantage over any upstart entrant into the market, since they won't get piped to without additional spending that the public will be disinterested in supporting and that your lobbyists can torpedo.