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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by smalling_60626</i> <br /><br /> I'm also amused to see the large number of UPS and Schneider (trucking) heading both ways. Is there an economical deadheading going on, or is UPS shipping live goods toward Chicago (after all, the whole point of this topics is that intermodals, even if rarely super-speedy, can if so desired by consistent). <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />UPS used expedited intermodal, which Schneider has just started using. The idea in both cases is to get a truck transit time out of an intermodal product. The whole process is, in theory, transparent to the customer and reduces costs. Of course Schneider runs a lot of standard intermodal as well (Paper rolls aren't in a big hurry).
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