Intermodal

Rail carloads—at 225,274—were off 1% annually, and intermodal units—at 250,239—were off 4.4%.

Rail carloads—at 230,128—were down 5.2% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—274,992 units—were down 5.5%.

Total April volume—at 1,536,330 units—were down 6.1% annually. Trailers—at 79,818—saw a 24.9% annual decrease. All domestic equipment, which is comprised of trailers and domestic containers, was down 1.6%, to 783,720 units. ISO, or international, containers—at 752,610—saw a 10.4% decrease.

Rail carloads—at 231,737—fell 1.9% annually, and intermodal units—at 273,190 units—decreased 4.9% annually.

Rail carloads—at 919,703—were down 3.4%, or 31,929 carloads, annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 1,083,151—saw a 7.7%, or 90,869 units, annual decline.

Railroad service was front and center at last week’s hearing hosted by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers.

For the first quarter, IANA reported that total intermodal volume—at 4,312,905—is down 6.6% annually. Domestic containers—at 2,046,210—are up 5.2%, and trailers—at 269,649—are down 12.8%. All domestic equipment (comprised of trailers and domestic containers)—at 2,315,859—is up 2.8%. ISO containers are down 15.5%, to 1,997,046.

Rail carloads—at 229,044—fell 4.5% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 268,967—were down 9.8% annually.

March intermodal volumes saw declines, according to data provided to LM by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).

Rail carloads—at 221,228—were down 6.8% annually, and intermodal units—at 268,573—fell 9.2%.

Rail carloads—at 236,459—saw a 1.4% annual increase, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 271,884—were off 3.1%.

Rail carloads—at 1,169,546—increased 1.2%, or 13,456 carloads—annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 1,338,138 units—saw a 6.4%, or 92,170 units—annual decrease.

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Rail carloads—at 233,555—eked out a 0.5% annual gain, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 271,262—fell 6.2% annually.

Soon after signaling its intent to divest its intermodal business, as part of a move geared towards creating two pure-play publicly traded companies in less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload brokerage, as well as achieve an investment grade rating, Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO Logistics said today it has sold its intermodal business to Chicago-based STG Logistics, an asset-light provider of complex and highly customized logistics and transportation services focused on the global supply chain, for roughly $710 million.