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> Trains should be long-haul, semis should be last-mile There is a reason semi's are long-haul. A fleet of semi's is tremendously flexible, with single loading
by kumarvvr 6y ago
> Trains should be long-haul, semis should be last-mile
There is a reason semi's are long-haul. A fleet of semi's is tremendously flexible, with single loading and single unloading.
The fleet can be driven in a myriad of ways and constantly re-routed for suit the present requirement.
Trains are good for a specific types of cargo, ex. to and from ports.
- redis_mlc 6y agoAlso, the trains would charge monopoly prices if no long-haul trucks. You can read about that in any US history book. And if I'm shipping something in the form-factor of a parade float, I'd want to load it once on a truck, not on a truck and then a train.