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Originally Posted by jonekatz1
Oh We'll ,
It's not A major concern of mine anyway.
It filled in A few minutes of my Day. Inquiring about what may or may not happen to there Co. any manufacturer or shipper will ship by Rail if possible Now. Due to One Ton of freight can move Approximately 202 Mi by Rail on A gallon of Diesel. When by Truck that same One Ton of freight can go Only Appox 59 Miles on the same gallon of fuel! All you have to do is go by any rail yard and every Truck Trailer flat car is in use, be it Chi Town or Buff, NY. be it Dry freight or Refrigerated.they all will use what cost Less to ship by.Other than time sensitive freight.even the likes of Knight ,Swift , & Other majors ETC net earning are down. Unfortunately for the Trucking Industry when people the likes of Warren Buffet & Bill Gates who control 150 Billion Dollars promotes RailRoads People people are going to take there advice!
Well I am glad one railcar of flour fills 8 bulk trucks that need to be delivered to the local bakeries. Same goes for corn syrup being delivered to pepsi,sunkist,etc.etc.etc...