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·級系統的支持者認為,這些合并將大幅降低成本,并提供更好的協調服務。他們認為任何壟斷的威脅都會被公路運輸的激烈競爭消除。但是,許多發貨人抱怨說,對于長途運輸的大宗商品來說,如煤炭、化學制品和糧食,公路運輸太昂貴了,因此鐵路公司就會“扼住他們的咽喉”。