Yes, and the trucking industry stopped fighting freight rail years ago and now makes use of it. Trucks are more flexible, sure, but to get that flexibility the

Yes, and the trucking industry stopped fighting freight rail years ago and now makes use of it. Trucks are more flexible, sure, but to get that flexibility they trade off operating efficiency. This is why many long haul trucking companies such as J.B. Hunt [1] and even UPS [2] now make use of intermodal shipping. [3] It's not commonly known that packages sent via UPS Ground frequently travel on trains. As a general rule, UPS Ground packages traveling long distances across the U.S. are shipped by train. [4] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Hunt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Hunt [2] http://www.ups-scs.com/transportation/rail.html http://www.ups-scs.com/transportation/rail.html [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport [4] http://compass.ups.com/processes-of-package-in-transit/ http://compass.ups.com/processes-of-package-in-transit/