As US truck capacity tightens, reefer shippers board the rails

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As US truck capacity tightens, reefer shippers board the rails

Lara L. Sowinski | Feb 23, 2018 2:21PM EST
An end-to-end protective service for perishable, refrigerated goods and seafood in natural-water-environment containers is the cold chain railroad model, and its deployers argue they can grab reefer market share from other transport modes.
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