Most long haul needs to be moved from truck to train.
For commodities, that’s already the case.
There are lots of specialty manufacturers that are expected to deliver large items on short notice because of all the just-in-time manufacturing and inventory. Long haul trucking is about the only way to deliver large high-value items.
Lots of “Long haul” IS moving by Intermodal (Train) today. Unfortunately the trains can take more time due procedure than long haul trucks to get from A to B., as well the routes of the trains are fixed/set. They just don’t go everywhere the freight is wanted.
Team truckers make the difference on the specialty, time essence loads as by teaming up to drive a single truck, the truck moves 24 hours a day getting to their destinations in half the time of the trains. While one guy sleeps in the sleeper cab the other drives, and vice versa. This is how they get around the limitation on hours that puts a single operator truck down for hours per day. It costs more as well, but customers pay the price for the service.
I’ve seen lots of teams dispatched per day when I was involved. Admittedly it’s been a number of years since I was involved, but I have friends still involved. Talking shop seems to be a natural thing.