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…
What will the US trucking capacity situation be in five years? Will it be tighter than today, looser, or about the same? A show of…
One of US intermodal’s big surprises this year has been the strong growth in trailers, but what does it mean? Are trailers acting as a safety valve…
The recent announcement of the imminent cancellation of interline service on almost 200 joint Union Pacific Railroad-CSX Transportation lanes transiting Chicago promises to scramble peak season plans…
Cargo owners accustomed to the availability of surge freight capacity — at a price — may find 2018 to be the year when it all…
In the United States, federal regulations regarding the size and capacity of heavy-duty trucks haven’t changed since 1982. But in recent times a proposed change in the…
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…
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…
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…
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…