Jozhua
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I find it kind of crazy looking at the M1 and still seeing so many long distance trucks. You see big brands with the extra tall trailers for inter-warehouse distribution - I think a lot of that could also move to rail should the warehouses be sited correctly.
Indeed it seems so!Oh dear. I can see a lot of the forum's "experts" in logistics being very unhappy to hear that after all the ink spilled in telling us that it is impossible for a modern supply chain to use rail to a greater extent than currently.
I think there has to be an element of different supply chains if rail is to be used - rail might not be competitive on like for like journeys, but a supply chain designed with rail as an integral part seems like a competitive proposition. This seems like what Tesco has done. I would be interested to see what flows Tesco uses rail freight for!The Tesco supply chain is specifically designed to accommodate rail hauls - this is expansion of their existing modern supply chain.