This is a description of the system working. Both outcomes are cheaper for the customer. Either the customer pays the retailer who pays the truck driver with t

This is a description of the system working. Both outcomes are cheaper for the customer. Either the customer pays the retailer who pays the truck driver with the exact money the truck driver paid, or the customer does something cheaper and there is more money to go around because the customer is not paying for all the harms trucking does (including their kid's asthma bills and several dollars per gallon in road upkeep).