As the Covid-19 virus spreads rapidly in the United States and the World Health Organization officially declares a pandemic, it appears increasingly likely if not…
Enjoy it while it lasts. Things showed signs of a return to normalcy in January, but the Coronavirus crisis is looming on the horizon. •…
As these words are written, the Coronavirus crisis centered in Wuhan, China appears to be cascading rapidly. The population of Wuhan is trapped in a…
IPI wasn’t great but certainly not as bad as the y/y comparison implies. We might be at or near the bottom of the currently domestic…
West-to-east migration of import routings into North America has been underway for a long time. This is generally regarded as unfavorable for intermodal but how…
A rough month for international as imports slide. But Domestic is showing a spark of life if you look closely. • Headline: Loads per day…
2019 will almost certainly go down in intermodal history as an “annus horribilis” (Latin for “horrible year”). And what a year it has been. As…
According to press reports, as this column is written in mid-December, the U.S. and China are on the verge of signing a “Phase I” trade…
International volume per day slides. The y/y deficit is further fueled by last year’s pre-tariff surge. But Domestic stabilization continued. • Headline: There were big…
Those who have been watching the precipitous decline in U.S. domestic intermodal activity thus far this year have been able to take some comfort in…