Intermodal gains momentum as Iran war sends fuel prices higher
Surging diesel costs, fewer available drivers and tightening trucking capacity are giving shippers more reason to shift freight to intermodal.
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Surging diesel costs, fewer available drivers and tightening trucking capacity are giving shippers more reason to shift freight to intermodal.
Discover how intermodal freight is delivering massive savings in today’s volatile market. As truckload spot and contract rates stabilize, intermodal options provide a crucial cost-...
The peak season surcharge applies to spot market freight originating in California and low-volume shippers who move less than 10 loads per week.
The peak season surcharge applies to spot market freight originating in California and low-volume shippers who move less than 10 loads per week.
Shippers appear to be using intermodal as pricing spreads near all-time highs, but there are risks to this looming later in the year. The post Modal shift dampens trucking market a...
The July IVI estimate, at 106.8, came in below June’s 107.7 reading, while marking its second-highest 2026 reading.
Less-than-truckload base rates are moving up by mid-single-digit percentages, but fuel prices and surcharges can more than double the amount shippers pay.
Railroads hauled a record number of domestic containers in the second quarter as shippers banked some of the largest savings against truckload in the history of the Journal of Comm...
SummaryView Transcript Nicholas Shipe from Circle Logistics reveals critical shifts in automotive logistics and the factors influencing intermodal vs. expedited freight decisions....
Containers and trailers hauled by rail powered ahead while carload shipments were narrowly off in the latest U.S. data. The post Street flip: Intermodal rail charges ahead in lates...
Tight capacity and soaring rates in the truckload sector have prompted US shippers to turn increasingly to intermodal transport. But although enthusiasm for the alternative appears...
Intermodal train speeds in June were down compared with a year ago for all North American railroads except for Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Hunt set a company record for intermodal volume in the second quarter, with the gains coming as shippers increasingly turn to intermodal as they struggle to secure truckload capaci...
Higher diesel prices and rising truck rates seem poised to continue in the near term, giving the North American intermodal market an opportunity to maintain its steady performance...
DP World Southampton will revise the incentive rates under its Modal Shift Programme (MSP) from 1 October 2026. The programme encourages import containers to move from Southampton...
While North American shippers remained satisfied overall in H1, they noticed the effects of the intermodal volume surge through slower train speeds, less reliable pickup and delive...
TFI’s less-than-truckload US subsidiary is working to reduce a surge in freight volumes blamed on low “blanket pricing” offered to 3PLs that wound up costing it money.
Amid rising truckload rates, elevated fuel prices and a tightening driver market, J.B. Hunt has experienced a surge in intermodal conversion opportunities this summer. The post J.B...
A hot summer for import containers has sent spot drayage rates up in select markets, with safety concerns now becoming a factor in carrier selection.
Concerns are rising in the US about drayage capacity and pricing, as a convergence of factors is producing signs of mounting strain. The situation has come to the fore in recent ea...
IANA economist Andrew Sibold expects a strong intermodal peak season as tight trucking capacity and steady demand send more long-haul freight to rail.
Rewind: a dispute over switching fees at a handful of Nebraska grain elevators is quietly testing the limits of railroad competition in America’s heartland. When BNSF Railway rewro...
Rates are swinging, fuel costs are unpredictable, and demand is shifting week to week. None of that is new to anyone who prices freight for a living. The post Repricing in real tim...
Maersk has changed the way it prices container freight, tracking market movements more closely than it did during the pandemic, according to Sea-Intelligence. Its analysis compares...
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