Intermodal shipments led U.S. rail freight lower in the latest weekly data but traffic remains higher year-to-date.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services declined to take a stab at what next year holds at an investor conference this week, but did emphasize that it’s “set up to win” regardless of what the new year brings.
U.S. ports urge strict evaluation by Surface Transportation Board of proposed transcontinental rail merger, cautioning on impact to the supply chain and economy.
Freight on U.S. railroads year-to-date stayed ahead of 2024 levels even as intermodal and carload shipments were weaker in the latest weekly data.
The top law enforcement officers from three states urged federal regulators to approve the $85 billion Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern railroad merger.
Rail freight commodities and intermodal shipments were lower in the latest week’s data but remained ahead of 2024 for the year.
Declining container volumes are aiding port and terminal operations, but trucking issues could impact the supply chain in 2026, a new report finds.
Higher shipments of grain and nonmetallic minerals failed to offset intermodal’s decline, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena refutes BNSF’s claim that its merger with Norfolk Southern would lead to the elimination of hundreds of intermodal lanes.
Rail freight is mirroring the uneven U.S. economic outlook, according to the latest analysis from the Association of American Railroads.
A decline in intermodal shipments led U.S. railfreight volumes lower in the latest week data.
U.S. rail traffic remained below 2024 levels for the third consecutive week and the sixth time in eight weeks, with both carload and intermodal traffic experiencing declines.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City profits increased in the third quarter on higher freight volume and revenue despite economic uncertainty and trade tensions.
GE Appliances has signed on to the new Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern domestic intermodal route serving key markets via west and southwest ports.
Rail carloads were evenly split among winners and losers as intermodal traffic led rail freight lower in the latest week.
Norfolk Southern’s Q3 revenue fell despite efficiency, service and safety gains, as well as increased competition from BNSF and CSX.
Norfolk Southern Corp. said third quarter income fell on revenue that was slightly higher than the 2024 period.
Union Pacific’s Q3 profits rose on improved pricing, record workforce productivity and fuel consumption.
CSX third quarter were dragged down by declining coal shipments that outweighed higher intermodal traffic.
Cost reductions at J.B. Hunt more than offset a soft demand environment in the third quarter.
Shares of J.B. Hunt surged in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company posted better-than-expected third-quarter results.
Rail freight trended lower in the latest weekly data from the Association of American Railroads.
While lower imports ease traffic at intermodal terminals, the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index cautions the silver linings hide gathering clouds.
Intermodal traffic and carload freight were higher for a second consecutive week, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Rail freight posted its third-biggest drop this year as carload and intermodal shipments declined.
BNSF Railway states that Union Pacific’s deal to acquire Norfolk Southern will hurt rail competition, increase rates, reduce service, and likely lead to operational issues.
CSX has officially opened the Howard Street Tunnel after a clearance project that will boost container volume at the Port of Baltimore.
Intermodal containers and trailers led a down week for U.S. rail freight, according to AAR data.
Truckload carriers are not only hauling less freight, but moving it less distance. This has a compounding effect on keeping capacity loose as longer moves take up more capacity. If supply chain strategies normalize, it could have an impact on transportation markets.
Chemical and automotive shipments led gainers as U.S. rail freight remained ahead of 2024 traffic.
CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs states that railroads’ focus on profit margins over growth has led to stagnant traffic levels.
Following similar interline moves by competing railroads, merger partners Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have introduced an array of new domestic intermodal services.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern argue rival interline alliances prove their proposed merger enhances railroad competition.
Canadian National and CSX are collaborating on direct intermodal service from the West Coast of Canada to the heart of the U.S. Mid-south region.
Weaker intermodal traffic offset narrow gains in carload freight in the latest Association of American Railroads data.
BNSF Railway and CSX said they will partner on seamless coast-to-coast rail service, just weeks after Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern proposed their own transcontinental merger.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick backed Union Pacific’s proposed $72 billion takeover of Norfolk Southern, saying it will create more efficient transcontinental rail freight transportation.
Truck and rail dwell and capacity remained stable at the ports of LA-Long Beach despite a record surge in container volumes.
TRAC GeoFleet is an innovative on-demand chassis solution that offers customers guaranteed chassis availability alongside usage-based billing.
Rail freight in the U.S. remained ahead of year-ago volumes for the sixth consecutive week, according to Association of American Railroads data.
The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association has appointed industry veteran Rob Cannizzaro as deputy executive director.
Despite economic headwinds, U.S. rail freight shows resilience with increased intermodal and carload volumes in July.
Two of the three primary freight demand indicators have fallen into significant slides with only intermodal holding up, but for how long?
A new Union Pacific service is raising the stakes for intermodal traffic moving from southern California ports to Chicago.
Shipments of freight by rail continue to run ahead of year-ago levels, according to the latest data from the Association of American Railroads.
While Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have agreed to consolidate, intermodal heavyweights will have to reassess their links to the major railroads.
An association representing several thousand rail shippers is warning a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will push freight rates higher and lead to unreliable service.
BNSF saw earnings improve in the second quarter and first half of this year as lower costs outweighed weaker revenue per car.
The Port of Los Angeles is poised to reap the benefits of Union Pacific’s acquisition of Norfolk Southern, its top executive says.
The activist investor that helped spur the historic Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal is building a position in CSX.
Canadian National, one of two transcontinental railroads in Canada, expressed support for the proposed coast-to-coast merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
Intermodal, coal, and grain helped Canadian Pacific Kansas City to improved profits in the second quarter.
The proposed acquisition creates the first transcontinental freight railroad.
Shippers wary of higher rates, service issues with one entity controlling 52,000 miles of track.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger that will create the first transcontinental railroad with an enterprise value of more than $250 billion.
Just in case ordering has diminished the truckload market’s utility, specifically for cross continental freight, but that mechanism may come undone later in the year.
New domestic lanes expand intermodal service from the West Coast through the Midwest to Texas.
Universal Logistics Holdings reported a decline in second quarter earnings and revenue due to lower volumes and demand.
Universal Logistics Holdings reported a 15% decrease in revenue to $393.8 million in the second quarter.
Union Pacific saw record results in the fourth quarter as coal shipments led gains across business segments.
Carload freight and intermodal volumes ran ahead of year ago levels, according to the latest weekly rail data.
Profits at CSX fell in the second quarter as weaker merchandise traffic outweighed improvement in intermodal volumes.
Canadian rail carrier CN said cost controls helped boost operating income as tariff and other economic factors muted revenues.
Intermodal, coal, and grains are driving Class I railroad traffic higher.
Union Pacific, the largest publicly-held railroad, is in merger talks with eastern rival Norfolk Southern, according to a published report.
BNSF Railway and Union Pacific came to an agreement on routing of intermodal trains ahead of a meeting with regulators.
Building upon SONAR intermodal and dry van contract rate data already available in the platform, as of today, intermodal savings rates are now included in SONAR, as a national average, for 63 individual lanes, and two indices. The LA to Dallas lane is competitive between truckload and intermodal with a 9% average intermodal savings rate. […]
Heists at freight terminals are getting more brazen as Senate Democrats question Trump administration priorities.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported a largely inline second quarter on Tuesday.
BNSF is eyeing intra-Texas drayers with expedited intermodal services connecting Los Angeles and Houston.
Schneider National announced improved transit times on its cross-border intermodal service with Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Rail freight turned in solid gains for the holiday week ending July.
BNSF asks Surface Transportation Board for emergency order to start southern California-Salt Lake City service over Union Pacific tracks.
Intermodal helped make CPKC the fastest-growing railroad in the second quarter.
Carload rail freight edged down in the latest week but stayed ahead of year-to-date levels.
A panoply of socioeconomic factors are weighing on rail freight, as the economy wrestles with signs of strength and uncertainty, a new analysis finds.
That light at the end of the rail merger tunnel is becoming an oncoming investment express.
Rail traffic was flat in the latest week data as softening demand for China imports likely hit intermodal volumes.
U.S. rail traffic was down for a second straight week y/y, the first back-to-back decline this year after 15 straight weeks ahead of 2024 levels.
A letter from the STB chairman says customers continue to report problems in southern US, requests details of ‘concrete steps’ to recover.
The largest U.S. railroad is taking a customer-focused approach as it deploys technology across it 32,000-mile system.
Carload freight showed solid growth in May, but a marked decline in containers and trailers signals caution for the second half of this year.
History doesn’t provide a road map for how intermodal traffic may perform in the midst of a trade war, analyst Larry Gross says.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has expanded its premium intermodal offering, Quantum, to businesses in Mexico.
Freight on U.S. railroads posted another win against year-ago shipments.
In the calm before the surge, BNSF is confident its network can handle the coming wave of import containers from Asia.
Chassis provider DCLI is upgrading its domestic intermodal chassis fleet with BlackBerry Radar GPS technology.
Coal remained the commodity leader as U.S. rail carloads stayed ahead of year-ago levels.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are looking for a new harbor rail operator for the first time since 1998.
Railroad executives told an investors conference that future mergers face likely insurmountable regulatory hurdles.
The Port of Savannah saw record container traffic for the month of April, the third straight record month for the Georgia gateway.
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs has added a team of public-private advisers as he reforms the federal freight rail regulator.
The ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index shows looming issues at rail terminals and an early peak season ahead.
Eastbound international container volume out of Southern California was down 5% from the prior week and 10% compared to the four-week rolling average, according to RailState.
Cross-border tensions are moderating Canadian National’s outlook, but its CEO still expects around 3% growth in freight volumes this year.
U.S. railroads carried more freight in the most recent week from a year ago, according to the latest industry data.
The Port of Virginia wants container shippers to know that it’s not beholden to China.
Carriers in port cities brace for ‘air pocket’ The Los Angeles outbound tender rejection rate is only 2% compared to the national tender rejection rate of 5.4%. (Chart: SONAR) Import volume remained strong in April, as FreightWaves described, with imports up 1.2% from March and 9.1% year over year. Going forward, a major drop-off in […]
Hub Group posted an 8% year-over-year decrease in total revenue in the first quarter, to $915.2 million.
Southern California is at the epicenter of freight coming from China. Domestic demand patterns have not changed much since “Liberation Day,” but no one expects this to last.
