{"id":12314,"date":"2022-05-26T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railstate.com\/state-of-freight-on-intermodal-trends\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T18:02:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T18:02:44","slug":"state-of-freight-on-intermodal-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.railstate.com\/fr-ca\/state-of-freight-on-intermodal-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"“State of Freight” on: Intermodal Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A podcast we love? “State of Freight<\/a>,” by FTR’s VP of Intermodal, Todd Tranausky<\/a>. This episode features some great stats on intermodal \u2014 a hot-button sector of the industry.<\/p>

Todd explains that intermodal has seen a lot of growth, as well as some setbacks, over the past few years. Intermodal was on a major rise during the first half of last year. While today\u2019s numbers aren\u2019t comparable, they\u2019re nothing to sneeze at. Todd predicts we\u2019ll see year-over-year growth beginning after July 4th.<\/p>

Intermodal, as Todd puts it, is a \u201ctale of two sectors\u201d: trailers and containers \u2014 both of which are experiencing varied success rates. Trailers are continuing down the road of \u201csustained weakness,\u201d and are consistently 25% (or more) lower in volume this week than they were this time last year. Todd asks, could this be the end of the trailer market? We saw the end of that market in Canada many years ago. Is the US following suit?<\/p>

Containers, on the other hand, are over-performing, to make up for the trailer sector\u2019s weaknesses. While containers aren\u2019t back to last year\u2019s levels, they\u2019re moving closer.<\/p>

What\u2019s Todd\u2019s takeaway when it comes to intermodal shipping? There\u2019s reason to be optimistic. Yes, intermodal shipping has experienced setbacks, like the Chinese port lockdowns and the west coast labor agreement. However, the trends are pointing upward.<\/p>

We\u2019re excited to see what\u2019s in store for intermodal shipping during the second half of the year.<\/p>

To listen to the full \u201cState of Freight\u201d podcast, click here<\/a>.<\/p>

And check out our April webinar<\/a> on today’s hot topics in rail, on which Todd was a panelist!<\/p>

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