John Licht

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    • Fri Oct 31st 09:58 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Titan International, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
      Thank you.
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    • Tue Apr 22nd 10:16 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Blasphemy: Burlington Northern Shouldn't Be Held
      I have been attending State Department of Transportation Conferences for the last several years. The message is the same whether it is from Texas or Tennessee. The demand for all modes of transportation will either double or triple by 2020 (12 years from now). This is just to meet every everyday demand required to keep our nation growing population fed, clothed and housed.

      Reality is that that the nation's infrastructure is not ready to meet tomorrow's increased freight demand. This situation is just as serious as Global Warming or the high cost of oil, but no one wants to admitted it.

      Some modes will be better suited than others to meet this demand. Adding additional rail infrastructure will be much less costly than that of new or expanded highways or inland marine waterways. Rail is more fuel effective and greener than trucks. Nevertheless trucks are still required. It is felt that there will a large shift to multi-modal solutions. Trucking will be used for local pick-up and delivery, while rail will be used (inter-modal or trans-load) for longer distance movements. Nevertheless, rail percentage of the nation's total freight shipments will increase while truck will decrease.

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