The reason we don't currently do that, or historically have never done that, is the ports are small.

We collectively want to explore the possibilities of how to underwrite the cost. We want to see if there are other business models out there as opposed to our traditional method of the state funding it all and relying on user fees to pay for it. It would save us money and let us do it in a way that would achieve these ends more quickly.

When we talk about harbor expansion, that's one method for doing it. In all fairness, you want to make sure that you've done this kind of evaluation because you just can't arbitrarily exclude things.

We certainly aren't where we would prefer to be, and certainly the intent is to try to catch-up.

They can't keep them for the same reason they have to make them in the first place. Almost everything they're trying to change is a locked-in habit. The hardest thing to change is our habits.

The only reason to own a diesel now would be to tow an extremely heavy trailer. The heaviest tow rating for a GM light-duty diesel is 14,000 pounds; the gas motor is 12,000 pounds.