Repeat customers are now the ones asking for more capacity: management describes buyers it has already served pressing f
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2018 call → NOThe question asks whether management describes a situation where existing, proven buyers are asking for more than the company can currently supply, and the company is enlarging itself in response. Let me analyze the transcript for these three elements: 1. **Pressure from proven, repeat counterparties**: Are there existing customers who have already transacted and are now asking for more? 2. **The ask exceeds what the company can currently supply**: Is there a shortfall? 3. **The company is enlarging itself now**: Is there real, underway work to close the gap? Let me look at the relevant parts of the transcript. Keith Creel discusses labor negotiations, results, and growth. John Brooks discusses demand across business units. Key passages: - Keith Creel: "we've got capacity" and discusses growing with customers. He says "we can't be everything to everyone" and "I feel a very, very strong obligation to my existing customers to make sure that as we layer on growth, that we pick our partners." - On crude by rail: John Brooks says "we did 20,000 carloads in Q2" and "As I look into Q3, I think we've got an opportunity to add to that. It will incrementally come on as we sort of underpin that business with the resources we need to haul it through Q3." This suggests existing crude customers wanting more, and the company adding resources. - Keith Creel on crude: "we've got to make sure that we have the capacity within the locomotive industry to be able to feed our need" - this is about locomotive supply constraints, not customer demand exceeding supply. - On capacity: Keith Creel says "we've got capacity" and "we're going to spend it wisely." - On the grain hopper investment: "we are going to be investing CAD$0.5 billion in hoppers, enabling CP to move more grain, more efficiently" - this is about investing in capacity, but is it in response to existing customers asking for more than CP can supply? - On hiring: "Our workforce is 5% higher than last year at nearly 12,900 as we continue to hire for increasing demand." - This is hiring for demand, but is it specifically because existing customers are asking for more than CP can supply? Let me look more carefully at the crude by rail discussion: John Brooks: "we did 20,000 carloads in Q2, so roughly about 60 trains a month run rate. As I look into Q3, I think we've got an opportunity to add to that.
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