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Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by mschuster91 on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:17PM (#50400323)
> I frequently tow between Washington and Montana

But... why? Like, at that point it should make more sense shipping whatever freight you want to ship by train?!

Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by donkers on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:37PM (#50400443)
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Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by HeyLaughingBoy on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:01PM (#50400577)
The answer from someone who owns a truck and a trailer would be "why would it make sense to ship by train when I have a truck and a trailer?"
Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by defrost on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:08PM (#50400615)
Tonnages, distance, and cost per calculations.

Locally farmers built a rail to port system as a grain carriage has more tonnage than a road train.

Two axle trailer is it? What's that max out at, two tonne?

Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by HeyLaughingBoy on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:23PM (#50400703)
Probably more like 7-10k lbs, so 3-5 tons, depending on the specifics of the trailer. More if it's a fifth-wheel type.

Yes, clearly there are cases when it makes sense to ship by train, otherwise they wouldn't exist. I can't tell if I'm not getting my point across, or you just want to be pedantic, but the point is that most people who own the capability of transporting something, will transport it themselves.

Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by defrost on Friday November 06, 2026 @09:01PM (#50400929)
> depending on the specifics of the trailer.

I did specifically ask about your trailer - not a generic set of trailers, but, okay.

What I'm getting is you don't have a prime mover actual truck with one, two, or three trailers to tow single or in a road train.

> the point is that most people who own the capability of transporting something, will transport it themselves.

to some degree but by no means always, sometimes it makes sense to have others do transport while getting on and doing others things in the same time.

> or you just want to be pedantic

Just familiar with transport, a great deal across a remote state 3x size of Texas, and a fair amount to other parts of the world, by air and sea.