I think there are really two classes of problems. First is the availability of the Web site, particularly Web site outages and performance. Many customers were turned away because there were sites that couldn't handle the volumes. The more serious problem is fulfillment -- getting the goods into the boxes and getting them into the hands of the shippers.
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While we've been arguing in the Philippines (as to who is at fault), business-oriented producers, consolidators, shippers and transport companies in Singapore, Malaysia and China have been developing strategies to efficiently compete in global markets. They're winning we're losing.
Fewer cars are available, and the costs of shipping grain are up significantly in many areas. Just a few short years after BNSF strongly encouraged shippers to build facilities capable of loading 52-car trains, the railroad is now penalizing those same shippers.
Shippers benefit from improved service and capacity commitments at optimal pricing, while carriers can increase volume commitments on the lanes they service. This tool creates a real 'win-win,' and we have seen proven results across various modes.
The one question that comes to our mind is how will the merger be viewed by rail shippers overall. Many have made it clear they don't support further mergers at this time.
Without a mandate, shippers will not take on the economic burden.
This further liberalization of the Canada-U.S. air transport relationship will allow airlines of both countries to better meet the needs of travelers and shippers,
North Dakota farmers and shippers need the railroad, and the BNSF reaps substantial revenue from agriculture, ... We continue to urge BNSF in the strongest possible terms, to enhance service and rates to meet market demand for all shipment sizes.
In North Dakota, shippers are at the mercy of a railroad monopoly that sets rates in an anticompetitive manner, ... This unfair practice costs our producers millions, and there is no reason that railroads should have this monopoly status protected under law. This legislation will ensure that railroads play by the same rules as any other business, which will increase competition and help lower shipping prices.
If volumes are flat, which is what both FedEx and UPS warned a couple of weeks ago, there's no way shippers are going to pay it, ... It's very pie in the sky. Unless they're going to shrink their business, there's no way they'll get that rate.
This technology is really straight from the military. A couple of years ago, it started showing up with commercial shippers. It cost around 50,000. That recreational boaters can now tap into it is pretty amazing.
If you look at our record and their record, they are the ones that have damaged the confidence of shippers in railroads, not us,
Under the collaborative framework of Advantage Oregon, we will leverage the enormous freight buying power of Oregon agricultural shippers and use the latest in transportation management software to drive cost efficiencies and service improvements for the benefit of our out-of-state customers.
You are not content with the vast millions of tribute we pay you annually under the operation of our revenue law, our navigation laws, your fishing bounties, and by making your people our manufacturers, our merchants, our shippers.
Shippers need to monitor the level of service they're using. When it comes to fuel, the carrier can help shippers identify air to ground shipmentssometimes it's hard to believe but they will do it to keep the business.
Open skies between the United States and Canada will mean better service at lower prices for the passengers and shippers of both countries,