CSX Anti Truck Commerical

for a guy that wants to be home every (other?) night I don't know why this isn't a GOOD thing?

There are huge rail yards in Harrisburg, Philly and Newark, but not much siding in between. I could be busy all day long pulling trailers from the yards to the individual shops. (Hey, 5 hours to unload? Fine *drop*, I'll pull another trailer out of the yard and be back for the empty at 6.) When companies start working off of this accelerated model and not "hmm let's let the guy sit at the dock for 5 hours" it'll be easy to make lots of money and still stay within the dreaded "short haul" radius.

 

that's all I do is intermodal from two different yards, is it easy, #### straight, 8 to 13 hrs 5 days per week, 80% drop and hook, 19.5% standby, .5% driver assist unload.

 

I haul rail contaners make a decent income they are able to ship 53ft tr from mi to ca iv pesonley seen what they pay 1700 u cant compete w that the gov has givin money over and over to rail co that needs to stop they need to stand on their own 2 feet it a unfair practice but yes the long haul trucker coast to coast is going away there is allways etc produce or a hot load but for the most part they the goverment wants train to do the longhaul and driver to run tr to rail swift ups snider and many others have ben doing it for yrs onley dif the economic time and people feel there being shorted i felt the same way but instead of getting mad i started hauling rail container make more money and home almost every night run from chicago out 300mile and back again

 

never seen a CSX trailer in my life. Just intermodal containers that can be put on trailers, rail cars, or ships. Is that what you mean?

I remember the first CSX anti truck commercial, showed traffic backed up by a bunch of CSX trucks. Yeah, go tell em how great you are!

 

this involves thinking.

 

CSX Congratulates National Gateway Coalition on Receiving Federal Stimulus Funds through the TIGER Program
Funding Will Launch Intermodal Project to Create Jobs, Strengthen Nation’s Infrastructure
Jacksonville, Fla. – February 17, 2010 – CSX today congratulated Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin and the National Gateway coalition on the award of $98 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant money. The funds will go immediately to construction projects that enhance the use of fuel efficient and environmentally-friendly freight rail.
“The entire National Gateway coalition has shown extraordinary vision, dedication and commitment,” said Michael Ward, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of CSX. “Supporting this investment creates jobs now and improves America’s transportation system and competitive advantage over the long-haul.”
By creating a more efficient double-stack cleared rail corridor between East Coast sea ports and consumption centers and Midwest distribution centers, the National Gateway will yield an estimated $22 in public benefits for every dollar of public money invested. This public-private partnership will create greater capacity for goods moving in and out of the Midwest, reducing transit times between coastal ports and major population centers by 24 to 48 hours; reduce highway congestion and transportation emissions; and create over 50,000 jobs.
Double-stack clearances allow trains to carry nearly twice as much freight on the same number of trains. Already, trains can move a ton of freight more than 436 miles on a single gallon of fuel, making rail transportation three times more fuel-efficient than over-the-road alternatives. The increased freight capacity will improve the nation’s economy and environment.
The National Gateway is supported by a broad coalition that includes governors and regional officials across six states, more than three dozen members of Congress, three port authorities, and a large number of global shippers, ocean carriers, business organizations and environmental groups.
The TIGER Discretionary Grant program is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The federal funds will help complete the $842 million project, to which sponsoring states have pledged $189 million and CSX has contributed $395 million.
CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. The company’s transportation network spans 21,000 miles with service to 23 eastern states and the District of Columbia, and connects to more than 70 ocean, river, and lake ports. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at the company's web site
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It seems to keep coming up, so I thought I would post this for a little insight..
And no I don't think trains will take over.
I posted this on another thread but it seemed fitting here as well.

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Why is it you can't have a government program without a slick acronym?
(no matter how convoluted a sentence fragment it is)
I bet somebody gets paid good (taxpayer) dollars to do it.

Transport Regional Unit Compensation (ummm K?) Diversity Regulation Inititive Vehicular Educational Recipient!

 

whiskey tango foxtrot?

how many miles are you getting paid for that trip anyway?

 

Spell it out = TRUCK DRIVER.

I've got to get a new sig pic, because I've since left Yousa.

 

but how many miles was it to go to the mooon?