Riding the Rails

By Staff -- Logistics Management, 11/1/1998

As highway congestion increases, more and more shippers are looking at rail and intermodal services as a competitively priced, efficient alternative. To help draw new customers and better serve existing ones, rail and intermodal companies are adding new services, increasing the amount of equipment, offering new software, and providing new and updated reference materials. Below is a sampling of some of the newest equipment and services available today.

The Association of American Railroads' Damage Prevention and Loading Services subsidiary now offers the Intermodal Less-than-Trailerload (LTL) Loading Guide.

The publication serves as a guide to shippers, carriers, and consignees for load planning, loading, blocking, and bracing of intermodal LTL cargo in surface transport. The practices defined in the guide are intended to form a framework for the safe and effective loading of cargo in intermodal transport.

The single copy price for the Intermodal Less-than-Trailerload (LTL) Loading Guide is $6. Discounts are available for volume orders.