Rail

By Staff -- Logistics Management, 2/1/1999

The average price for trailer-on-flatcar shipments fell 0.2% from November to December 1998. That was the third consecutive monthly price drop. Nonetheless, by the time the fourth quarter ended, prices had risen 0.6% from year-ago levels. The price for hauling food products fell the most in December, down 1.2%. The price for hauling lumber and paper products rose from November to December, by 1.6% and 1.5%, respectively. Overall, linehaul prices are expected to rise 0.4% in 1999.

% CHANGE VS.: 1 month ago 6 mos. ago 1 yr. ago

Coal/Petroleum 0.0 -0.3 -2.3

Chemicals 0.0 -0.3 +0.1

Farm products 0.0 -2.9 -2.7

Motor vehicles 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Metallic ores +0.4 -4.7 -2.1