Re: Finemores to merge with Toll

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Adam Dunning" <adamdunning@start.com.au> wrote in message
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> I think i've already said this, but I'll say it again, cause I can't see
it
> listed in the group.  Yes Finemores carry alot of inter-capital
> traffic/freight, but then they also do alot of the distribution and
> logistics themselves.  Groups like Holden, International/Iveco etc. just
> give them ALL the vehicles produced to be distributed.  A car bound for
> Melbourne from Adelaide WILL go through Wagga.  Cars for Adelaide out of
> Melbourne WILL go through Wagga.
>
> Also, a lot of this inter-capital traffic/freight is not complete trailer
> loads and also weird shapes and sizes, so how are they going to use a rail
> carriage efficiently, when they can't use a trailer efficiently?  Alot of
> Finemores trailers on linehaul are now maximum cubic capacity.  The only
way
> they will be able to work on rail efficiently will be with containers,
which
> will greatly reduce the maximum height that the freight can be.

Perhaps they might move into TraileRail type operations? Use the tracks from
Sydney to Melbourne, and then onto the road for the final distribution.

Dave