Intermodal

Carloads dropped 5.8 percent to 268,551, and intermodal intermodal containers and trailers were up 2.6 percent annually at 275,541.

CSXT Intermodal’s improved service offers a cost and transit-competitive alternative to over-the-road shipping, shippers moving palletized freight between Atlanta and New Jersey, now have an additional capacity solution.

Carloads were down 6.1 percent annually at 262,702, and intermodal containers and trailers were off 2.2 percent annually at 269,234.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported this week that United States rail carload and intermodal volumes again saw annual declines for the week ending October 8.

Annual declines for both United States rail carload and intermodal volumes remained intact for the month of September and the week ending October 1, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Carloads were down 5.3 percent at 270,336, and intermodal containers and trailers fell 4.9 percent to 267,568.

Clients using MercuryGate can now access ShipCSX, CSX’s online booking tool, via their transportation management system, a web-based portal, ShipCSX assists customers in planning, shipping and paying for intermodal shipments.

MercuryGate said that through this partnership shippers can now access the CSX online booking tool, ShipCSX, which enables shippers to plan, ship, and pay for intermodal shipments, through MercuryGate’s TMS.

A downward trending month for the intermodal sector was fully reflected in the most recent edition of the Intermodal Conditions Index (ICI) issued by freight transportation forecasting firm FTR this week.

Carloads fell 6 percent to 252,627, and intermodal containers and trailers dropped 4.8 percent compared to the same week last year at 230,267.

Both U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes saw annual declines in August, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

This service will be geared towards shippers moving commodities and consumer goods between Portland, Oregon or Seattle, and Dallas/Fort Worth to be able to reduce their transit times by up to two days compared to current rail transit times, with BNSF saying that the service is in line speed-wise with single-driver, over-the-road options.

The most recent edition of the Truckload and Intermodal Cost Indexes from Cass Information Systems and Avondale Partners, which were released last week, continues to reflect the ongoing stretch of pricing declines for both modes.

Carloads were down 7.1 percent at 267,589, and intermodal containers and trailers were down 3.4 percent annually at 266,944.