Intermodal Rail
Freight rail moves more than 70 percent of the nation’s coal, 58 percent of its raw metal ores, and more than 30 percent of its grain
Truckload carriers are expected to increase their use of railroads to handle intermediate and long-distance trailer hauls into the future. On lower value goods, trucks share a dual natured relationship with railroads. They cooperate in providing intermodal services. They also compete to capture market share on goods like automobiles and auto parts, food and kindred products, and intermodal shipments. Weight and distance affect this competition.
The reason competition is so fierce between trucking and railroads is that while these goods are not the highest value freight for the trucking industry;
Freight rail moves more than 70 percent of the nation’s coal, 58 percent of its raw metal ores, and more than 30 percent of its grain
Truckload carriers are expected to increase their use of railroads to handle intermediate and long-distance trailer hauls into the future. On lower value goods, trucks share a dual natured relationship with railroads. They cooperate in providing intermodal services. They also compete to capture market share on goods like automobiles and auto parts, food and kindred products, and intermodal shipments. Weight and distance affect this competition.
The reason competition is so fierce between trucking and railroads is that while these goods are not the highest value freight for the trucking industry;