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Total August shipments—at 1,575,928—were off 2.7% annually. Domestic containers—at 695,999—were up 4.4%, while trailers—at 108,901—were up 3.2%. All domestic equipment—at 804,900—was up 4.3%. ISO, or international, containers—at 771,028—saw a 2.7% decline.

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). Total July shipments—at 1,526,490—were off 1.8% annually. Domestic containers—at 692,122—were up 11%, while trailers—at 107,728—were up 10.8%. All domestic equipment—at 799,400—was up 11%. ISO, or international, containers—at 727,090—saw a 12.8% decline.

Total second quarter volume—at 4,016,899 units—fell 11.9% annually. Domestic containers—at 1,742,968—slipped 7.0%, with trailers—at 259,752—falling 14.0%All domestic equipment—at 2,002,720—was off 8.0%. ISO, or international, containers, were down 15.4%, to 2,014,179.

Total shipments for the month—at 1,415,627—were off 4.9% annually. Domestic containers—at 656,825—were off 6.8%, while trailers—at 101,919—slumped 4.6%. All domestic equipment—at 758,744—was off 6.5%. ISO, or international, containers—at 656,883—saw a 13.2% decline.

Total May volume—at 1,320,963 units—fell 15.6% annually. Trailers—at 86,747—saw a 15.2% annual decline, and domestic containers—at 562,411—were off 12.9%. International, or ISO, containers were down 17.7%, to 671,805. On a year-to-date basis through May, total intermodal volume—at 6,779,261—is down 10.2% annually. Trailers fell 23.2%, to 415,638, and domestic containers dipped 4.3%, to 2,948,642. ISO containers were down 10.2% annually, to 3,414,981.

Total shipments for the month—at 1,280,309—were off 15% annually. Domestic containers—at 523,732—were off 14.7%, while trailers—at 71,086—slumped 30.5%%. All domestic equipment—at 594,818—was off 17%. ISO, or international, containers—at 685,491—saw a 13.2% decline.

Total first quarter volume—at 4,177,989 units—dropped 6.7% compared to the first quarter of 2019. Domestic containers—at 1,862,499—was the lone bright spot, rising 2.2%, while trailers saw a steep decline, down 22.3%, to 257,805. All domestic equipment—at 2,120,304—was off 1.8%. ISO, or international, containers, were down 11.3%, to 2,057,685.

Total shipments for the month—at 1,330,803—were off 5.4% annually. Domestic containers—at 608,833—were up 5.8% decline, while trailers—at 83,155—slumped 22.6%. All domestic equipment—at 691,988—was off 13%. ISO, or international, containers—at 638,815—saw an 11.8% decline.

Total fourth quarter volume—at 4,446,846 units—saw a 7.4% annual decline. Trailers—at 292,513—dropped 21.4%, and domestic containers—at 1,958,649—dropped 2.7% annually, and the “all domestic equipment” category—at 2,251,162—was down 5.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. ISO, or international, containers—at 2,195,684—fell 9.1%.

Total shipments for the month—at 1,441—were down 18.5% annually. Domestic containers—at 653,626—saw a 2.6% decline, while trailers—at 93,147—slumped 24.5%. All domestic equipment—at 746,773—was off 6%. ISO, or international, containers—at 694,501—saw an 11% decline.

The combination of a slumping U.S. manufacturing economy, a nervous trade war between the world’s two largest economies, a 40-day labor strike that shut down General Motors Corp., and a general economic malaise nervously settling in over much of the nation is causing transport executives and shippers to nervously change their economic game plans for 2020.

In its quarterly “Market Trends” report, IANA reported that total third quarter volume––at 4,662,488––was off 3.7% annually, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of annual declines after a lengthy stretch of gains going back to the third quarter of 2016. The first quarter of 2019 was down 1.5% annually, following 4.7% and 4.2% annual gains from the third and fourth quarters of 2018, respectively. And second quarter volumes were off 3.8% annually.

IANA reported that total September volumes, at 1,489,303, fell 3.7% annually. The AAR reported that September U.S. intermodal container and trailer volumes, at 1.06 million, were off 5.9%, or 65,989 containers and trailers, annually. And it also pointed out that weekly average intermodal originations in September, at 265,371, represent the lowest September tally going back to 2016.

Blume Global announced at Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) annual event in Long Beach this week that it has launched Blume CarrierGo.

When the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) convenes for its annual event in Long Beach September 16, one of the highlights will be the presentation of the prestigious Silver Kingpin Award in recognition to an individual’s long-term contributions to intermodalism.