Freight trains burn diesel. The useful efficiency question is not how much fuel one locomotive consumes, but how much freight that fuel moves and how far it moves.
Freight Economics Changed. Should Manufacturers Reevaluate Their Transportation Mix?
Transportation decisions are built around assumptions about fuel, rates, service, volume and inventory. With diesel prices sharply higher and Norfolk Southern reporting freight shifting from highway to rail, some manufacturers may have good reason to revisit lanes that were evaluated under very different market conditions.
Building Products & Scope 3: Real Freight, Real Growth and Why Transportation Matters
Freight • Sustainability • Supply Chain Building products are a good example of why Scope 3 can become a very practical freight conversation. Lumber, siding, panels and engineered wood are physical products with real weight. They move from producing regions to manufacturers, distributors and customers, often through the same lanes...