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Old 01-13-2009, 09:11 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elhigh View Post
Better yet, why not load the trailer, then put it on a train? Trains do even better.
That's been my suggestion for years. For long-haul trips don't drive the truck cross-country (what a monumental waste of fuel) - just drive to a regional rail yard and load the truck AND trailer onto a rail car. The drivers hang out in the driver's lounge/sleeping car (TV, WiFi, food, etc) until the train arrives at the rail yard near the destination. The truck then drives off the train and continues on to its local destination.

It's almost an exact copy of the Channel Tunnel drive-on drive-off setup so all the technology and equipment is already available, tested, and proven.

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