Resulting private and external costs are compared with those of freight trucking, estimated in an earlier article. Rail external costs are 0.24 cent to 0.25 cent (US) per ton-mile, well less than the 1.11 cent for freight trucking, but external costs for rail generally constitute a larger ...
A Comparison of Contract Types for Procuring Trucking Services: A Case Study of A Large Swedish Retailer We found that a large Swedish grocery retailer was missing a structured approach for deciding on contract type when procuring trucking services in shipper-... J Lundin - 《Transportation Journal...
Freight costs have increased by two to threefold compared to the beginning of last year, and this has contributed to inflation – RBF Governor
Even if you are an infrequent truck freight shipper, you can use today’s Internet-based technology to comparison shop among the many excellent regional and national shipping service providers. The key to success is gathering all the information you need in the right format before you start....
The most successful large passenger rail project in the United States right now seems to be Brightline, which shows you can build and run a European/East Asian intercity “higher speed” service over an existing North American freight rail and highway right-of-way, while Brightline of...
Asian feeder operators have imposed a surcharge to cover rising costs that they are blaming on port congestion.
The Orange Line project may be a better comparison because the majority of the project was at-grade, with a short tunnel under the Charles; GLX, without any tunneling, is more than twice as expensive per kilometer. Table 1: Capital Expansion Projects in Massachusetts Capital Expansion Project...
Freight rates will increase in the short to mid-term, but not in the long run as demand and supply is still highly imbalanced with no clear signs of a strong revival. There is a host of countries being added in the BRICS block, na...
There are a lot of factors to consider when talking about trucking costs per mile. This includes fixed costs, variable costs, and salaries/wages per...
Increased carrier costs hit freight buyers hard.(Trucking Industry)Hannon, David