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If experience with deregulation of fresh fruit and vegetable traffic is an indicator, relaxation of regulation of rates on other freight should benefit the railroad industry. While there has been an upturn in perishables handled in refrigerator cars, the long-term prospect is for growth of piggybacking. Although railroads now have freedom in spot-market pricing, the greatest potential seems to be in providing stable rates under annual contracts. Railroads have also been successful in fostering backhauls for equipment and simultaneously improving its turnaround time.

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  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

  Watson Publications, 5 South Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Authors:
  • Roberts, R
• Publication Date: 1980-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 52-55
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads/Rail Transit
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Contract rates; Deregulation; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Intermodal transportation; Marketing; Motor carriers; Perishables; Piggyback transportation; Rate making; Refrigerator cars; Traffic forecasting
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00315123
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1980 12:00AM