Re: Another Assault on the Common Carrier Status of Railroads
Author: ron
Date: 10-21-2014 - 20:12
BN Oly Wrote:
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> I'm sure the same shippers that are howling about
> a lack of capacity are the same ones that 5 years
> ago were jamming unheard of rate concessions down
> the throats of their transportation providers.
> Thats the theme of the year in the trucking world.
> On a recent conference call, a shipper stated "
> lack of capacity is not an excuse for poor
> service" Well guess what it is.. until you pay
> to be the preferred shipper.
Bingo. Had they spent thirteen million additional dollars to move the vehicles by rail instead of trucking , the only complaint would have been the cost.