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What are the low-cost alternatives to trucking?

• thehappypm 5y ago
  Rail freight is cheaper than trucking in general
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  • petre 5y ago
    You still have to provide last mile delivery, loading and unloading operations thus it takes more time. Plus adjust the logistics chain. If you have big warehouses built for trucked goods, tough luck.
  • bluGill 5y ago
    Too bad the rail industry doesn't care to compete in general. Trucks run when you want them to. Rail means you need to rearrange your shipping to fit them. There are exceptions, but when it doesn't take much digging to discover rail doesn't care to get more of this business even though they could with a bit of customer service.
  • ohyeshedid 5y ago
    Maybe comparing the bill from a trucking company against the bill from the rail; How much does it cost to get that freight from the train station to my delivery location, though?
    • thehappypm 5y ago
      Is it really so different? Trains offload at depots; similarly trucks don't take every piece of cargo on board directly from A to B.