IANA
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Equipment
Ag shippers seek funding action for stressed out transportation system
Lawmakers heard how costly fees and equipment shortages along the supply chain are hurting exports.
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Container
ELDs and U.S. container surge good for intermodal in 2018, but 2019 will not be repeat
Five-year high in growth seen last year thanks to tariff front-loading and tight truck supply, but shippers likely to put brakes on growth this year.
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Container
Winter storm Jaden hits Chicago intermodal hub, slowing train speeds and freight
Class 1 railroads may have to shorten train lengths and reduce speeds to cope with cold, while drayage supply will also be tight.
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Intermodal
Hiding in plain sight: what about precision railroading and what’s really going on at EXPO?
A response to an earlier piece discussing railroad attendance at IANA’s recent expo and the benefits of precision railroading.
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Intermodal
Fresh off the intermodal’s big meeting, an observer doesn’t like what he sees
The numbers look good but deteriorating service is tarnishing the traditional role of intermodal.
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Intermodal
Brokers face a more complex decision-making process when putting customers on the rails
Customers in some cases can move back and forth between the rails and the roads, and how brokers deal with that was the subject of…
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Driver issues
Schneider’s head intermodal executive Filter has praise for steps taken by CSX
Jim Filter of Schneider says he’s seeing benefits from CSX paring back its footprint and focusing on a smaller range of lanes.
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Intermodal
Infographic: What Is Intermodal?
This informative infographic highlights the value and benefits of intermodal.
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Intermodal
Intermodal EXPO Event
Intermodal EXPO will take place September 16–18, 2018 in Long Beach, Calif., and is the largest gathering of the intermodal supply chain.
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