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Will shipping our product by rail be a more reliable mode than trucking in a time like this? (Tony Hatch)

Published August 5, 2020by Tony Hatch - ABH Consultingin Ask The Experts Q&A

My company is facing an unusual amount of supply chain disruption because of the sudden lack of demand for our product. Will shipping our product by rail be a more reliable mode than trucking in a time like this?

Well, in some cases yes, but mostly not (yet?) more reliable than trucking. They are working on it! The question: as the rails try to improve (PSR, PTC, IT), is/will it be reliable enough to take advantage of other rail benefits?