Actually you can&#x27;t, for a lot of goods.  Reason is that the railroad won&#x27;t give you the same guarantees and trackability a truck will.<p>Example: you have refrigerated items (let&#x27;s say a shipment of fresh fruit) that has to be maintained at a constant temperature and you want it delivered to your customer on Thursday when you ship Sunday night.<p>Truck: not a problem, and you can easily get updates all the time from dispatch (or if there is a GPS unit on the truck, immediately).<p>Railroad: maybe they will get it there, maybe they won&#x27;t.<p>If the railroad puts a refrigerator unit on your boxcar and it breaks down, too bad - they won&#x27;t reimburse you.  A trucking company will.