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If I may...... The relevent issue is the comparative costs of transportation, competitive vs noncompetitive. This is the issue that raises the hackles of rail shippers. Captive Shipper A sees Noncaptive Shipper B getting a lower rate, even though Shipper A is closer to market. Like most folks, there is an inherent belief that transportation costs more the longer the distance traveled, and this is based on the logical observation that longer distances require more fuel, time, ect. So why does the longer higher cost corridor result in lower rates than the shorter lower cost corridor? The only conclusion one could draw from this is that the lack of intramodal competition results in higher rates. That's where the complaints focus, not on a general gripe about transportation. BTW, when was the last time anyone heard of a non-captive shipper complaining about rail rates?[;)]
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