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U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending March 23, reports AAR
March 29, 2024
Rail carloads, at 219,586, fell 0.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 255,010, saw a 13.8% annual increase.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending March 16, reports AAR
March 22, 2024
Rail carloads, at 219,586, fell 0.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 255,010, saw a 13.8% annual increase.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending March 9, reports AAR
March 15, 2024
Rail carloads, at 214,585, fell 3.7% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 258,077, saw a 13.5% annual gain.
AAR reports February U.S. carload declines and intermodal gains
March 8, 2024
Rail carloads, at 885,548, fell 1.3%, or 11,410 carloads, annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,040,312 containers and trailers, rose 10.9% annually.
STB Chairman Oberman takes activist investor Ancora to task for its attempt to take over Norfolk Southern
March 5, 2024
At this point, anyone who has seen Martin J. Oberman, Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), a Washington, D.C.-based independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers, speak at a freight railroad conference, knows he is not holding anything back. That again was the case, when he gave a keynote speech at last week’s Southeastern Association of Rail Shippers (SEARS) 2024 Spring Meeting in Atlanta.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual gains, for week ending February 24, reports AAR
March 1, 2024
Rail carloads, at 224,251, increased 2.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 259,405, saw a 12.6% annual gain.
J.B. Hunt heralds new multiyear intermodal deal with Walmart
February 26, 2024
J.B. Hunt Transport signed a multiyear deal with global retail giant Walmart, with a key component of the deal being its acquisition of Walmart’s intermodal assets, including its operational intermodal container and chassis fleets.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending February 10, reports AAR
February 16, 2024
Rail carloads, at 220,362, were down 2.5% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 264,478 units, increased 11.1%.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed in January, reports AAR
February 9, 2024
U.S. rail carloads, at 1,025,168, were down 7.2%, or 79,725 carloads, compared to January 2023. And intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,206,014, headed up 5.5%, or 63,195 units, annually.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending January 20, reports AAR
February 2, 2024
Rail carloads, at 208,131, fell 9.0% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 259,801 units, posted a 10.1% annual gain.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual declines, for week of January 20, reports AAR
January 26, 2024
Rail carloads, at 173,371, were down 22.4% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 224,182 units, saw a 4.5% annual decline.
Averitt’s ‘State of the Supply Chain Survey’ presents an optimistic tone for 2024
January 25, 2024
The survey’s findings were based on feedback from more than 1,400 North American shippers across various sectors and was conducted late last year. Topics covered in the survey included measuring the use of and interest in various supply chain services compared to last year’s survey, if businesses are predicting an increase or decrease in shipments in 2024, how important a carrier’s sustainability program is to a shippers’ decision making, and identifying the biggest challenge with international shipments in 2024.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending January 13, reports AAR
January 19, 2024
Rail carloads, at 213,277, were off 10.2% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 244,176, saw a 1.9% annual gain.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes start 2024 with gains, reports AAR
January 12, 2024
Rail carloads, at 208,176, were up 0.9% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 209,081, saw a 3.7% annual increase.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see December gains, reports AAR
January 5, 2024
December rail carloads, at 876,881, increased 7.3%, or 59,084 carloads, annually, and intermodal container and trailer volume, at 982,383 units, were up 10.2%, or 90,881 units, annually.