Canadian intermodal volume fell 3.3 percent year-over-year in the week ending June 8, following 10 weeks of increases, according to the Association of American Railroads. The two most recent previous weeks showed 20 and 30 percent jumps. Volume also inched down 0.4 percent from the week before to 53,745 trailers and containers.
Association of American Railroads
06 Jun 2013
Mexican intermodal volume rose 5.3 percent year-over-year in the week ending June 1, following six weeks of declines, according to the Association of American Railroads.
03 Jun 2013
The National Industrial Transportation League has proposed a change to rules governing U.S. railroad that, if promulgated by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, would establish new standards by which shippers who are served by a single Class I carrier could qualify for competitive switching of their freight to a second carrier if certain criteria are met.
31 May 2013
Shippers reluctant to jump into intermodal rail transport have a major incentive to test the waters: relatively low intermodal rates with few signs on the horizon for aggressive hikes.
30 May 2013
U.S. carload traffic fell 3.3 percent year-over-year in the week ending May 25, according to the Association of American Railroads.
23 May 2013
Mexican carload traffic jumped roughly 15 percent year-over-year in the week ending May 18, according to the Association of American Railroads.
16 May 2013
North American intermodal traffic was up year-over-year for the sixth consecutive week, according to the Association of American Railroads. This pushed volume to its highest level since March 2.
09 May 2013
North American carload and intermodal traffic were up year-over-year in the week ending May 4, according to the Association of American Railroads.
02 May 2013
Mexican intermodal volume fell 11.7 percent year-over-year in the week ending April 27, according to the Association of American Railroads.
25 Apr 2013
North American rail volume saw slight changes year-over-year in the week-ending April 20, according to the Association of American Railroads.
18 Apr 2013
Canadian carload volume rose 1.2 percent year-over-year to 82,077 carloads, according to the Association of American Railroads.
11 Apr 2013
Mexican carload and intermodal volume jumped 22.4 and 25 percent year-over-year respectively, according to the Association of American Railroads.
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