True, reducing the cargo would require more trucks to carry the same load, increasing demand for truck drivers. On the other hand, wouldn’t reducing the amount

True, reducing the cargo would require more trucks to carry the same load, increasing demand for truck drivers. On the other hand, wouldn’t reducing the amount of cargo a single truck can carry makey individual truck driver less valuable? The end result would probably depend on a lot of other factors, including the supply and demand curves for alternative forms of transportation (trains, boats, investment in autonomous solutions), as well as the supply and demand curves of the goods being transported (because if the cost goes up to pay for more truck drivers, maybe people will just stop buying that product).