The party’s over for international as pre-tariff surge ends. Domestic Container volume was very weak raising concerns regarding the rail fleet. Headlines: International activity declined…
In recent months, the pace of growth in intermodal domestic container loadings has been slowing. But the top-line figure has masked a significant divergence in…
Rampant port terminal congestion, particularly in the key ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continues as of this writing, and the contagion is spreading inland. The…
International remained strong (for one last month?) but domestic container activity showed serious issues, especially on the rail-owned side. Situation unchanged: International activity was again…
As a new year for US transportation begins, the question of what’s to come inevitably comes to the fore. Forintermodal, 2018 was a good year, the…
The performance of the North American intermodal sector often is dramatically affected by exterior market forces. That was certainly the case in late 2017 when…
International remained strong but domestic container activity fell short due primarily to issues with the rail-owned fleet. International activity was much stronger in December than…
International out-performed Domestic in November as growth in Domestic Container was mediocre at best. While y/y gains have varied wildly in recent months, working day…
With more and more Class I railroads jumping on the “precision scheduled railroading” (PSR) bandwagon, it seems timely to step back to take a look at what…
October volume rebounded from September but a big difference in working days gets a lot of the credit. Imports were very strong. While it appears…