Trucking Leader in the Railroads’ Den
American Trucking Associations President Walter B. McCormick Jr. showed that he could throw verbal jabs just as well as he could take them during a panel discussion on railroad and trucking productivity.
The latest debate between the two industries occurred during an Oct. 28 event sponsored by Railway Progress Institute, which represents rail suppliers, at a hotel in Washington, D.C. Part of the gathering featured a black-tie dinner in which members of the organization honored customers.
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His opponent and the issue have been encountered before: Association of American Railroads President Edward R. Hamberger and the rail industry’s opposition to bigger, heavier trucks.
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What provoked the most recent war of words was trucking and railroad defending their turf in the ongoing dispute over increasing the productivity of big rigs.
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