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<blockquote data-quote="Rick Ross" data-source="post: 3770446" data-attributes="member: 51847"><p>If you Google it you will see UPS is/was the single biggest shipper by gross revenue on the rails. I've been told UPS pays a premium for expideted service and I believe it. I've waited with 20 other drivers at a railyard and when our train comes in they will bring multiple cranes to our track and offload all UPS trailers first.</p><p></p><p>The railroads are at capacity and are now being paid as much or more by other shippers without having to get loads from A to B with such time constraints. I mean ups can ship one railcar with one semi because it's light. It would take multiple semis at max capacity to take the weight of one railcar of coal or other heavy items.</p><p></p><p>We regularly have drivers go 3-4 hours to the railyard only to have the train breakdown. The driver waits, runs out of hours and comes back without the load and another driver has to go get it. That's a lot if wages plus the trailer has missed it's assigned sort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick Ross, post: 3770446, member: 51847"] If you Google it you will see UPS is/was the single biggest shipper by gross revenue on the rails. I've been told UPS pays a premium for expideted service and I believe it. I've waited with 20 other drivers at a railyard and when our train comes in they will bring multiple cranes to our track and offload all UPS trailers first. The railroads are at capacity and are now being paid as much or more by other shippers without having to get loads from A to B with such time constraints. I mean ups can ship one railcar with one semi because it's light. It would take multiple semis at max capacity to take the weight of one railcar of coal or other heavy items. We regularly have drivers go 3-4 hours to the railyard only to have the train breakdown. The driver waits, runs out of hours and comes back without the load and another driver has to go get it. That's a lot if wages plus the trailer has missed it's assigned sort. [/QUOTE]
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