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R&L | Rl. Carriers containers
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Railroads have been moving away from TOFC (trailer on flat car) service and pushing shippers to COFC - domestic (53') container usage. Much more efficient for railroads - double stack capability, etc.
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US railroads nudging shippers away from trailers | Journal of Commerce
Two refrigerated intermodal carriers, Marten Transport and KLLM Transport, have acquired 53-foot containers as US Class I railroads have been disincentivizing intermodal trailer use.
Analysis: Are trailers reaching the end of the intermodal road? - Trains
Intermodal analyst Larry Gross has gone out on a limb. In his latest “Intermodal in Depth” report, Gross predicts the demise of TOFC, or trailer on flatcar service, within the next four years. In some ways, this shouldn’t be a surprise. Trailers have become a smaller and smaller part of the...
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Yes know that rl carriers is buying there own