My conversation with Jeff Berman of Logistics Management magazine regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the North American intermodal sector. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supply-chain-24-7-podcast/id1497188829 Get more…
It’s going to be a rough one. Like a giant ship that has lost all power, the U.S. economy is slowing rapidly and with it,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
One of the widely accepted truths in today’s transportation picture is that there is a chronic shortage of long-haul truck drivers. But the accepted truth…
One of the potential growth areas for North American intermodal is Mexico, where the evolution of intermodal is still in the early stages. Although there…