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Intermodal volume begins to dig out while network challenges remain
In last week’s Passport intermodal weekly, we discussed the very visible impact that the snowstorm in the central states was ...
Domestic intermodal spot rates again rise in eastbound lanes from Los Angeles
Intermodal volume took a step back in the past week. AAR data shows that for the week ending last Saturday, ...
Intermodal markets: Expect volume strength to Chinese New Year
The steamship lines expect strong container volumes into North America at least until Chinese New Year, if we’re reading the ...
Intermodal markets: Chicago and Savannah tighten up
Shippers and intermodal marketing companies are running into intermodal capacity constraints all over the country, not just Southern California. Over ...
Intermodal markets: On-time performance suffers
CSX’s Intermodal Trip Plan Performance rate fell to 87.4% from 94% in the second quarter. Trip Plan Performance refers to ...
Intermodal markets: JBHT and KCS earnings on Friday
On Friday, we’ll hear third-quarter financial results from two important players in the intermodal industry: J.B. Hunt and Kansas City ...
Intermodal markets: Escape from LA
Another wave of rate and service volatility, the product of high volumes and tight capacity, will work its way through ...
Intermodal markets: The trouble with service
Average intermodal train velocities improved by 1.2 mph compared to last week while dwell times were flat, but those numbers ...
Intermodal Markets: Operating leverage first
Consider the fact that across Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX and Norfolk Southern, headcount was down 16.6% year-over-year in July (less ...