Supporters of the new supersystems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks.But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.
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新超·級系統(tǒng)的支持者認(rèn)為,這些合并將大幅降低成本,并提供更好的協(xié)調(diào)服務(wù)。他們認(rèn)為任何壟斷的威脅都會被公路運(yùn)輸?shù)募ち腋偁幭?。但是,許多發(fā)貨人抱怨說,對于長途運(yùn)輸?shù)拇笞谏唐穪碚f,如煤炭、化學(xué)制品和糧食,公路運(yùn)輸太昂貴了,因此鐵路公司就會“扼住他們的咽喉”。