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[quote user="RABEL"] I've seen solid business plans fail the investors.[;)] There's a reason why trucking has the 90% share of shipments,it's more reliable,efficient and cheaper. There's more involved in shipping produce than coal, I doubt the rails are willing to increase the manpower or infrastructure to  what could be a low profit margin. The cost of  replacing Temperature controlled shipments is another factor. The recievers are "picky" when it comes to produce. [/quote] You forgot one thing. Truck Drivers must endure waiting. Ive waited up to 70 hours or more 20 feet from the dock as they literally gathered and blast chilled my specific load out of the fields. Trains only need to present the reefers to load and be on time cross country. They have good resources and need not risk safety from tired trucker trying to get to Hunts Point NY in 70 hours after waiting 70. That means no sleep for 5 days to get it there on time. Yes you have teams to run 24/7 (Been there done that) but you cannot get around the waiting. The waiting is uptime that is spent awake and earning no pay. I think weekly 40-60 hours is spent at the dock waiting for the produce to load. Hurry up and wait LOL. Trains dont wait. They are gone and when thier crew hogs out on the law, another crew is sent out. Even the best trailers fail from time to time. Ive sat on top of landfills dumping 45,000 pounds of now stinking rotted produce that just costed someone alot of cash. I look forward to the results of this run when it completes successfully.
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