Buried in the generally favorable intermodal numbers for September from the Intermodal Association of North America was an attention-getter: revenue moves occurring in domestic containers came in only 0.7 percent ahead of the prior year. The gain pales in comparison with more than 12 percent growth for trailer-on-flat-car (TOFC) 53-foot trailers and reported American Trucking […]
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 28, 2017, as well as volumes for October 2017, which was the best month for intermodal rail traffic in history. U.S. railroads originated 1,065,777 carloads in October 2017, down 0.1 percent, or 1,220 carloads, from October 2016. U.S. railroads […]
Intermodal rail is on a faster growth track as the economy expands, imports flow into the US and truck rates rise. Total intermodal rail volume jumped 6.3 percent year over year in the third quarter, driven by an 8.2 percent increase in international volume and a 3.8 percent expansion in domestic intermodal freight, according to […]
CSX Transportation’s overhaul of its network, which caused disruptions to international and domestic intermodal services, and the trimming of some of those services to Columbus, Ohio, and Detroit, ultimately may benefit shippers. It is too soon to tell, but CSX CEO E. Hunter Harrison plans to present his vision at an investors’ meeting in late […]
U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $89.2 billion in July, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today. That’s 6.5 percent more than in July 2016, and makes the ninth consecutive month in which the year-over-year value in NAFTA freight had a year-over-year monthly increase. Trucks continued to be the most highly utilized transport mode, carrying 63.2 percent of […]
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 7, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,826 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.3 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending October 7 were 269,336 carloads, up 2 […]
As the economy shows signs of improvement, so too do the rail and intermodal transportation markets. However, it bears repeating that even in the leaner economic times of recent years, these markets did a better than average job of persevering while it appeared that the other major modes were limping along.
A digital transformation of the intermodal rail supply chain is gaining momentum as beneficial cargo owners (BCO) and freight intermediaries seek to extract information that will allow them to better put necessary labor and equipment in place. Whether the data comes from a bill of lading, proof of delivery, freight bill invoice, or customs declaration, […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has unveiled its first report on data measuring the rail industry’s progress in manufacturing and modifying rail cars that transport flammable liquids. Prepared by the department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the report is required under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015. The bureau prepared the report […]
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 23, 2017, which set a new record for intermodal traffic in both the U.S. and Canada. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 548,204 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.6 percent compared with the same week last […]
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