During this podcast, AAR's Jefferies provided a deep overview of the rail carload and intermodal markets.
Themes focused on over the course of this podcast included: the current state of rail and intermodal volumes, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations and service; rail-related provision of the INVEST in America Act; and a look at shipper and rail carrier collaboration.
Jefferies started in his role leading the AAR in January 2019 and prior to that he served as the senior vice president of AAR’s government affairs, overseeing the development, promotion, and implementation of legislative priorities for the AAR. And before joining the AAR, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, from 2009-2013.