The shipping and intermodal industries have invested billions in larger ships, automated port handling equipment and more intelligent software, but the short-haul trucking/drayage bottleneck remains. The time to think 'outside the box,' and 'outside the gate' to create a holistic supply-chain/multi-party solutions is now. And that requires the diligent consideration of cleaner, smart, more efficient overhead automated fixed guideway/light-rail shuttling of containers for high-volume, repetitive routes. While this solution is not for every challenged drayage situation, it is a good alternative to additional short-haul trucks and can be thought of as a complimentary short-haul rail system that is compatible and complimentary to long-haul rail and over-the-road trucking. We believe there is the need and room in the industry for this third alternative. Watch this space.
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