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Re: "Job Creators" at Caterpillar Get it Wrong trust gov't
Author: Coal Slaw
Date: 10-01-2014 - 19:51
Gordy Wrote:
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> It isn't trusting the government, as mentioned
> above, with reference getting 18% of long hauls
> off the road. The government helps to put and
> keep the trucks on the roads by using taxpayers
> dollars to build and maintain the roads--truck pay
> less than 10% of that cost, it would be easy for
> rails to compete if the playing field was leveled
> a bit.
Where did you get that 10% figure? That seems way too low. Here's a source, which blasts that belief that drivers pay for the costs of roads, showing that combination trucks cover 77% of direct costs (Page 13).
Road Cost Analysis
As a means of reducing air pollution, the truck vs. train argument is somewhat brain dead as railroads collect trucks from a large area, move trailers and containers to another terminal where the loads will be delivered by truck. Railroads are not going to make a large-scale return to direct deliveries of high-value freight by railcar.
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> It isn't trusting the government, as mentioned
> above, with reference getting 18% of long hauls
> off the road. The government helps to put and
> keep the trucks on the roads by using taxpayers
> dollars to build and maintain the roads--truck pay
> less than 10% of that cost, it would be easy for
> rails to compete if the playing field was leveled
> a bit.
Where did you get that 10% figure? That seems way too low. Here's a source, which blasts that belief that drivers pay for the costs of roads, showing that combination trucks cover 77% of direct costs (Page 13).
Road Cost Analysis
As a means of reducing air pollution, the truck vs. train argument is somewhat brain dead as railroads collect trucks from a large area, move trailers and containers to another terminal where the loads will be delivered by truck. Railroads are not going to make a large-scale return to direct deliveries of high-value freight by railcar.
