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Hey I just did some math on that $50Million dollar figure above. Its 1,615 miles from LA to Memphis. If UP has to run these loads on "team" service (2 drivers in the truck) that will cost about $2.50 per mile. 1,615 miles x $ 2.50 per mile = $4,037 per load $50 Mill divided by $4,037 per load = 12,383 loads. 12,383 loads divided by 150 loads per train = 82 trains. (Rember UPS uses mostly 28' pup trailers so they get more units per train) I think that UP only runs this train 2 days per week in each direction, so that's 4 trains per week. 82 trains divided by 4 trains per week = 20 weeks (or about 5 months). I guess if you divide the shorter Memphis - Dallas train into the mix, it shortens the time frame. Interesting how quickly you can chew up $50 Million.
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