Monthly volume rose to record highs, but the gains from September were almost entirely due to additional working days in October. Headline: Both Domestic…
Recently, Bill Burt, a railroad historian and an old colleague of mine from early days at RoadRailer, a specialty intermodal trailer, sent over a PDF…
I speak to Trains Magazine's Bill Stephens on what intermodal might be like after the pandemic.
Domestic gained as more capacity was squeezed out of the domestic container fleet while IPI also grew, moving ahead of prior year. Headline: Total intermodal…
Electric and alternative-fuel trucks have been much in the news lately and not all of it has been good. For example, Nikola, the bright shooting…
Three leading intermodal analysts take a deep dive into how the sector has turned the corner, as service levels and volumes are now showing strong…
IPI grew nicely for the second straight month, but domestic growth tapered down, likely due to capacity issues. Headline: Total intermodal activity up 3.2% from…
The universal use of the TEU volume measurement by the container shipping industry provides a simple and powerful means of making across-the-board comparisons, but it…
The railroads have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. But volumes were already weak prior to the current crisis. What is the way forward?…