US shippers’ challenge in securing drayage capacity has eased since the peak eight weeks ago, but tightness in the Midwest and Southeast persists and recent…
Strong headline y/y growth in April but the reality is more complex. Volume dropped from March and equipment velocity slowed. Volume moved down from March…
The under-performance of the US rail-owned domestic container fleet in the fourth quarter of last year led to domestic intermodal missing out on some of the opportunity…
Not a bad month in March but working day differential gets the credit for the m/m gain. Domestic growth still limited by box capacity. Volume…
North American intermodal has gotten off to a rough start this year. The months of January and February usually mark the slowest period of the year, but business has…
Another great month in February. International holds up better than expected and domestic container comes alive. Although monthly volume moved down from January to February,…
It is clear that a shortage of domestic containers limited intermodal gains in fourth quarter 2017. Data show that even while truck spot rates soared…
Strong performance in January across the board. Domestic container regains growth mojo versus easier prior-year comps. Monthly volume grew from December to January but a…
When it comes to prognosticating, perhaps the four most dangerous words a forecaster can utter are “this time it’s different.” If history has anything to…
In one of his final acts before his untimely passing last month, E. Hunter Harrison took an axe to the configuration of the CSX intermodal…