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There's very real advantages to long-haul trucking over rail. Shipping time costs logistics operations real money in terms of inventory costs, flexibility, and
by ThrustVectoring 9y ago
There's very real advantages to long-haul trucking over rail. Shipping time costs logistics operations real money in terms of inventory costs, flexibility, and responsiveness to market conditions. Cargo ships are even cheaper than rail, but shipping costs aren't always the dominant concern. Similarly, some goods get air shipped even with the higher cost of doing so.
- alphaalpha101 9y agoAnd some things will always be trucked. The issue is that there are huge incentives to truck things beyond what would be the 'natural cost' if trucking industry had to pay its fair share of roading costs (which is, realistically, nearly all of the maintenance costs).