PKP Cargo has to change course, or lose its clients

"There are no chances this will improve. The company has three times higher costs and three times lower efficiency than its competition. Investments of only zl.50 million in rolling stock in 2006 will translate into problems with fulfilling contracts and further loss of its market to its competitors," said Adrian Furgalski, director of analyst company TOR. He went on to say that private transport companies are more flexible in reacting to the needs of clients and they invest in rolling stock in line with increasing orders. CTL Rail, a competitor of PKP Cargo, acquired about 500 items of new rolling stock in 2006 and this number is likely to be boosted by an additional 800 this year. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5) M.M.