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True or False: Train service is cheaper than road for large quantities of bulky commodities such as coal, grain, potash?

and containers moved over long distances.

  •  Railways must have a high volume of traffic in order to absorb the fixed costs representing the large capital investment.
  • Railways are best able to move large volumes of bulky goods over relatively long distances.

  • Their frequency of departure will be less than trucks, which can move as soon as one truck is loaded.

  • Rail speed is comparatively good over long distances, the service is generally reliable, and they are flexible about the goods they can carry. 

 

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Question ajoutée par Hany Helmy Haleem , Director of Warehouses , Nasco Automotive
Date de publication: 2015/03/26

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Kurush Udwadia
par Kurush Udwadia , Director of Sourcing and Procurement , ESAB Welding and Cutting Systems Inc

The answer is that it depends, especially if you look at total costs rather than just cost of freight. As one should also consider the impact of the additional inventory one has to carry due to the longer delivery times and loss of flexibility of deliveries

Faisal Masood
par Faisal Masood , Principal Systems Engineer , Powersoft19

  • Based on the Tonne-Miles reports published by All major freight rail roads of USA the answer is:

  • Railways are best able to move large volumes of bulky goods over relatively long distances

Joshua Ikpen
par Joshua Ikpen , Warehouse Manager , Chrisstahl Nig. ltd

I totally aggree with you when it comes to saving cost but disagree with you when i comes to meeting up delivery time

 

Mohammad Rashedul Haque Rashed
par Mohammad Rashedul Haque Rashed , Head , Murshid Mahbub

Obviously answer TRUE..........

Elke Woofter
par Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

the statement above is a true statement

Mohammed Fathe  Shaheem
par Mohammed Fathe Shaheem , Operation Executive , Arabian Construction Company

TRUE ... AS RAILWAYS are cheaper cost compared to by road . as in india , britain in european countries multi national companies which used raw material such as coal, oil, charcoal, and bulk raw materials are transferred in containers and which are highly connected and accessible to point of access to another point. 

 

so without doubt rail service is cheaper than road.

Alex Al Yazouri
par Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

True>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Abdou warshan
par Abdou warshan , • مدير إدارة المخازن والنقل , شركة تمكين الدولية للأجهزة المنزلية

True                                          .

Wasi Rahman Sheikh
par Wasi Rahman Sheikh , WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR , AL MUTLAQ FURNITURE MFG

Answer100 % TRUE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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