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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

For those of us in neighboring states, North Dakota is the source of a clichéd “giant sucking sound,” the likes of which this generation has never experienced. Rail Capacity. With around 30,000 gallons of capacity, each car equates to roughly 700 barrels of oil. And it has all happened incredibly quickly. Driver Shortage.