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STUDY * USA - Trucks Provide Best Option For Agricultural Shippers
Trucks can provide the efficiency, special handling and refrigerated services needed to get perishable products where they need to go
Washington,DC,USA -AMS/USDA -30 April 2010: -- The best way to transport time-sensitive agricultural products is by truck, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation... The study said agriculture is the largest user of freight transportation in the U.S., claiming 31 percent of all ton-miles transported in the U.S. in 2007. Trucks provide a vital flexibility, the study said... USDA also found that regulatory actions play an important role in agricultural transportation... Infrastructure funding is also key to the safe and efficient movement of agricultural goods, the study indicated... The study also points out that trucking is more competitive in nature than ocean and rail, providing an attractive shipping option, even during times of rapidly increasing fuel costs... Labels: studies
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