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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

IbogaProject

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3. We need to move more freight back to rail

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Jan 23, 2022, 03:11 PM

Jan 2022

We need to move more freight back to rail. The main reason industry moved to trucks is Rail is very securely unionized. Cross country and even interstate should be more by rail than truck. Truck should be for the last stages of the shipping chain and the first where theing originate domestically.

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Truckers say an electronic device that measures the hours they drive each day sometimes leaves them [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP

understand the frustration stopdiggin Jan 2022 #1

I agree. 2naSalit Jan 2022 #2

We need to move more freight back to rail IbogaProject Jan 2022 #3

When the driver's clock expires, they STIILL drive home Thunderbeast Jan 2022 #4