Author points out increasing transportation of lcl traffic by highway vehicles and decline of this traffic on railroads; disadvantages to both truckers and railroads of long haul highway movements; advantages of coordinating two types of equipment; using highway trailers to perform terminal services, transporting them on railroad flat cars from city is most effective method.


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    Title :

    Railroads and highway trailers -- Economic aspects of rail-trailer movement


    Additional title:

    Am Soc Mech Engrs -- Paper


    Contributors:
    Ryan, E.F. (author)

    Conference:

    American Society of Mechanical Engineers -- Meeting A-151 ; 1951



    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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