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CACH Illinois hub Service Failing milions of packages this week!
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<blockquote data-quote="cachsux" data-source="post: 1256416" data-attributes="member: 5529"><p>Extra?</p><p></p><p>They run trains over a mile long and they're loaded full. There is no extra. The game is to make sure our trailers instead of someone elses are on that train.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It does have to do with "pull". Back years ago we could get the railyard to hold a train for us because we were the largest shipper using them. Now we do not ship as high a percentage with them and others have taken up that slack. So yes our "pull" with them is not what it was. Ask them to hold a train now and they say "Hold this". I get that info straight from management that has to deal with them.</p><p></p><p>As far as cost per trailer it used to be $750 regardless of size. Now it's over a grand which is why you see us switching to 53' trailers especially the 53' LCs as they can be double stacked to get two containers on one railcar.</p><p>Everybody pays the same. If we don't put a trailer on the train someone else will. They'll make their money with or without us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cachsux, post: 1256416, member: 5529"] Extra? They run trains over a mile long and they're loaded full. There is no extra. The game is to make sure our trailers instead of someone elses are on that train. It does have to do with "pull". Back years ago we could get the railyard to hold a train for us because we were the largest shipper using them. Now we do not ship as high a percentage with them and others have taken up that slack. So yes our "pull" with them is not what it was. Ask them to hold a train now and they say "Hold this". I get that info straight from management that has to deal with them. As far as cost per trailer it used to be $750 regardless of size. Now it's over a grand which is why you see us switching to 53' trailers especially the 53' LCs as they can be double stacked to get two containers on one railcar. Everybody pays the same. If we don't put a trailer on the train someone else will. They'll make their money with or without us. [/QUOTE]
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