CG in Games

I’ve been helping a small distribution business explore ways to manage rising transportation costs, and one option that keeps coming up is road & rail services, where long-haul freight moves by train and trucks handle pickup and final delivery. On paper it sounds like a good balance between cost efficiency and coverage, but I’m unsure how well it works in real operations, especially when timing is important and multiple handoffs are involved. For those who’ve used this setup regularly, how reliable is it in practice? I’d really appreciate hearing real experiences about delays, coordination, and whether the savings were actually worth it.