William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Mar 22, 2013 9:54AM EDT The trucking industry ended 2012 on a stronger note than expected, with healthy gains in volume, muted increases in pricing and troubling increases in operating costs.
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Saturday, 25 August 2012
Intermodal Volume Rises 5.2% in 2Q, IANA Reports
By Jonathan S. Reiskin, Associate News Editor
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North American intermodal shipping volumes rose 5.2% during the second quarter, with the domestic segment growing more quickly than import-export business, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.
Industry executives attributed much of the gain to conversion from truck-only transportation.
In an Aug. 6 report, IANA said the three-month tally for containers and trailers was 3.72 million units, up from 3.53 million in the same time last year.
IANA said it was the highest second-quarter volume for international shipping since 2008.
Domestic shipments rose by 6.7%, container volumes soared, but trailers contracted. International container volume gained 3.9%.
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Intermodal Volume Rises 1.4% in Third Quarter
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Intermodal traffic volume rose 1.4% in the third quarter, the seventh straight quarter of year-over-year gains, the Intermodal Association of North America said.
Domestic container volume climbed 9%, the strongest increase of the year, to 1.27 million units, while trailer volume dipped 0.8% to about 425,000 units, IANA said in a statement.
While rising diesel prices drove freight to trailers during the first half of the year, diesel prices began a decline in the third quarter which may have contributed to the decline in trailer activity in rail service, IANA said.
International container volume declined 2.6% in the quarter to 1.96 million units, IANA said.
Railroad volume is considered an important economic indicator. Intermodal traffic, which tends to be higher-valued merchandise than bulk commodities, uses trains for the long haul and trucks for the shorter distance at either end of the trip.
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