Recent figures show that almost 60% of the volume of freight movements in the United States ship

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Recent figures show that almost 60% of the volume of freight movements in the United States ship by truck. Rail is far more fuel efficient on a ton-mile basis - CSX advertises they can move a ton of freight 468 miles on a gallon of fuel.* Why is it that rail does not have a greater share of the freight market in the United States.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

ISBN: 978-1259666100

15th edition

Authors: F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B Chase

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