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Re: [CBQ] Trucks vs. RR's for hauling

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From: "William Hoy" <dieselpop1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:14:10 -0700
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I thought if it was an interstate shipment the Feds rule was sunup to sundown.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gerald Edgar<mailto:vje68@hotmail.com> 
  To: cbq@yahoogroups.com<mailto:cbq@yahoogroups.com> 
  Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 4:45 PM
  Subject: RE: [CBQ] Trucks vs. RR's for hauling



  and I see flatbed trucks of wheels coming from Griffin Wheel in Burlington 
(assume some going to BN!).  As tough as the economy has been (increase in RR 
carloadings & recall of laid off operating emps only in the past months but 
many frt cars still in storage), I cannot understand why a RR, big or small, 
would give revenue to a competitor, i.e. trucks.  It would be like Coke letting 
paying Pepsi to deliver some of their product!
   
  Admittedly in some cases speed may be of the essence but a) ICC has been 
tightening up on hours of service for truckers, b) most states restrict 
high/wide hwy loads to sunrise to sunset or even 30" after/before whereas the 
RR can run around the clock & c) fuel prices again becoming an issue.
   
  In our little town there is a motel that when it was built part of it was 
outside the city limits so that portion is/was served by an REC whereas the 
'city' part is served by Alliant Energy.  Alliant requires ALL personnel who 
stay at that motel to only take a room in 'their' bldg.  NOW that is looking 
our for #1 which after all is what business is supposed to be about!  
(admittedly pretty micro-managing but the point it made to their emps: look out 
for Alliant!)
   


   
  Gerald  


   



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  From: qutlx1@aol.com<mailto:qutlx1@aol.com>
  Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:31:16 -0500
  Subject: [CBQ] Burlington Bridge


    



  Gerald,

  As crazy at it sounds..................

  The RR's and fleet owners don't ship by rail anymore. 

  Mosl reconditioned car parts are delivered to shops and rip tracks by 
  truck.Ever see the Progress Rail trucks on the highway ? Parts moving from 
car 
  dismantling sites to recondtioners move by truck.

  I am aware of a contractor in Birmingham,AL who receives car loads of new 
  ties from CSXT,puts tie plates on them and ships them to CSXT designated 
  points by truck. 

  Car builders receive new and reconditioned parts by truck. Steel plate for 
  new tank cars arrives on flat bed trucks from the mills.

  For that matter a ever increasing % of wrecked cars are moving to shop by 
  trucks to shops for repairs.There is too long of a wait for a flat to carry 
  the cars and then delivery to shop is too sporadic.

  I've seen truckloads of rail (both new and going for relay) going down the 
  highway on a semi.

  Shoot for that matter a high % of cut up railcars return to the steel mills 
  in trucks ???!!!


  Leo





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