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Domestic intermodal container volumes have increased over 7% since Sept. 1, hitting their highest values since December. This may not necessarily be a sign that rail ramp congestion is easing, thanks to the simultaneous decline (22% YoY) in international container volumes, but it may be a positive sign that some supply chain problems like container ...
Transportation rate growth has gone parabolic as shipping demand continues to strain networks. What are the fundamental reasons for this and how long will these conditions persist?
Is intermodal going off the rails? Intermodal congestion may be leading to share loss to the highway 3 minutes read Chart of the Week: Intermodal Outbound Tender Reject Index, Outbound Rail Loaded Container Volume – USA SONAR:IMOTRI.USA, ORAILL.USA Intermodal rejection rates peaked near all-time highs over the past month as volumes fell. Looking over the past few months, volumes, measured by FreightWaves Outbound Loaded Container Volume Index (ORAILL), were actually higher in March and April while rejection rates fell below 2%. With trucking capacity extremely tight, are intermodal pr...
Southern truckload capacity vanishes before the 4th Atlanta and Dallas tender rejection rates hit all-time highs in late June Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Reject Index – Atlanta, Dallas SONAR: OTRI.ATL, OTRI.DAL Just when shippers and freight brokers thought the U.S. freight market was easing, capacity tightened to record levels in two of the nation’s largest freight centers: Atlanta and Dallas. The outbound tender reject index (OTRI), which measures the rate at which carriers reject electronic requests for capacity from shippers, jumped to its highest values since the index wa...
Capacity is retightening in California as demand surges once again. There are new patterns emerging that may lead to a battle for capacity between the two coasts.