Thread: Wal-Mart aero-mods 1,000 of its 7,000 semi-trucks?
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Old 01-16-2009, 06:59 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
A lot of what railroad carry today is indeed intermodal. Not much TOFC (trailer-on-flat-car) but rather COFC (container-on-flat-car). This combines the long-distance efficiency on the train with the door-to-door flexibilty of the truck.
Awesome history lesson ... also the reason TOFC is not as popular is because you can only fit 2 trailers on a flat car, whereas COFC can fit 4 containers, making it more efficient.

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