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Dave <br />1) I think you're getting quite a bit full of your self and more than a little obnoxious <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />2) There is a lot of freight out there that will NEVER, EVER touch a train because the decision maker (i.e. shipper) does not a) trust the service reliability of rail and/or b) the transit on rail does not fit the shippers need. The shipper will not even consider rail and the truck is the first choice of the shipper as the mode of preference. This applies to many commodities and many lanes. <br /> <br />This is coming from somebody who works in the intermodal dept of one of the largest intermodal and trucking providers in the U.S. who sees about 10,000 loads per day moved on our trucks. Those are 10,000 loads per day that I'd love to see put on rail, but the shipper and or transit criteria would never allow it to happen. And it happens every hour of the day, every day of the year.... even as you are reading this right now. <br /> <br />Ergo, your arguement holds no water - so pull your horns in a bit.
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