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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal Trucks will go long haul over the road when 1. There is no corresponding parallel functional rail line between the same points e.g. Boise to Reno, Billings to Lewiston ID, et al. 2. There is a parallel rail line but capacity constraints have forced a shift back to over the road trucking e.g. Boise to Portland 3. The load is too small to effectively move by rail, even TOFC 4. The load in question has some characteristic of specificity that precludes transport by TOFC et al. 5. Time constraints of the load in question preclude the inherent terminal delays of TOFC.[/quote] [(-D][(-D] Dave: You've now gone from "trucks only compete with trains when the railroad gives them permission to" to "Trucks do compete with trains, but only when they comply with one of Dave's 5 rules" You're still not convincing those of us that see truck/rail competition in our everyday business world.[:)] [/quote] I know I stated it before, but since you missed it, I'll not assume you know and just clarify it for your benefit - "trucks only compete with trains when the railroad gives them permission to" in those corridors where highways and railroads are parallel to each other and both functioning to their optimal capacity. AKA potential modal pathway competition exists. And for further clarification, Dave's 5 rules refer not to truck vs rail competition, but a corresponding lack of rail service in point to point corridors, either due to a lack of a physical rail line, or capacity constraints. The 5 rules explain how trucks can garner medium to long haul business in contrast to the generally accepted rule of thumb regarding how traffic gravitates to each particular mode. And for further revue, what is that rule of thumb? Trucks are best for short haul, small load commodities. Railroads are best for medium to long haul, large load commodities. As with all rules of thumb (rule of thumbs?), there are exceptions. We'll leave out the barge, air freight, and coastal shipping options for now to keep from adding confusion to your education. And you have yet to provide verifiable evidence that over the road trucks and railroads are competing for the exact same load characteristics (which would be a verifiable sighting of true ongoing modal competition). You're more likely to spot Bigfoot.
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