Intermodal volumes remain on a growth track in July, reports IANA
Total July volume, at 1,680,569 units, posted a 5.3% annual gain, trailing June’s 11.6% increase and topping May’s 4.4% increase.
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Total July volume, at 1,680,569 units, posted a 5.3% annual gain, trailing June’s 11.6% increase and topping May’s 4.4% increase.
Total June volume, at 1,639,677 units, posted an 11.6% annual gain, far outpacing a 4.4% annual May gain.
Rail carloads, at 223,040, saw a slight 0.4% annual decrease, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 280,485 units, rose 3.0% annually.
Rail carloads, at 226,883, fell 1.2% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 297,017, increased 7.2% annually.
Rail carloads, at 235,885, headed up 3.2% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 296,577, rose 5.0%.
Rail carloads, at 233,171, fell 0.4% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 293,239, posted a 4.8% annual increase.
Rail carloads, at 240,021, posted a 2.2% annual gain. Intermodal containers and trailers, at 303,191 units, saw a 5.7% annual increase.
Rail carloads, at 231,628, posted a 1.8% annual gain, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 295,356 units, increased 4.1% annually.
J.B. Hunt's strong earnings were largely driven by a historic growth in intermodal usage. The post Intermodal’s historic growth appeared first on FreightWaves.
The July IVI estimate, at 106.8, came in below June’s 107.7 reading, while marking its second-highest 2026 reading.
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Total volume, at 960,464 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), fell 5.82% annually, trailing the July 2025 record-month, which saw the impact of shippers front-loading cargo ahead of...
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Cargo shipments through the largest U.S. seaports exhibited signs of summertime strength amid uneven volume and tightening capacity, experts said.
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