The daily volume of non-refrigerated intermodal containers moving in the United States and Canada. The data is broken out as follows:
Direction of travel
Container Length
Loaded or empty
Origin-destination pairing (OD pairing)
Volume compared to past year, month, week or fortnight
Volume compared to past year, month, week or fortnight
Year-over-year changes specific to the domestic and international intermodal markets
Country Volume
International Routes
Canada Lanes
Mexico Lanes
Volume Changes
CEO’s, Intermodal Marketing Contractors, Logistics Trackers, Railroad Customer Service, Domestic Container Fleet Managers, Freight Forwarders, Pricing Analysts, Operations Managers, Dispatchers, Brokers and Analysts
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), rail intermodal is the largest single source of U.S. freight rail revenue and represents a competitively priced, environmentally friendly alternative to road transport. It has grown in large part because railroads have invested billions of dollars on new intermodal terminals, track upgrades, and other infrastructure projects that have made rail intermodal more reliable and cost-effective.
Rail intermodal is defined as the long-haul movement of shipping containers and truck trailers by rail, combined with a truck or water movement at one or both ends. Intermodal allows railroads, ocean carriers, trucking companies, and intermodal customers to take advantage of the best attributes of various transportation modes to yield an efficient and cost-effective overall freight movement.
The daily volume of intermodal containers tells you: