Theodore Prince, chief strategy officer and co-founder, Tiger Cool Express
The constellation of problems facing intermodal rail is daunting, but not insurmountable, given proper attention. The issues of outsourcing, rigid scheduling, and insufficient attention to service can be overcome to bring in intermodal’s bright future.
Companies offering managed transportation management services have traditionally struggled to integrate parcel and last mile service into their traditional freight offerings, but the mandate to do so is growing thanks to e-commerce demand.
As we begin 2021, we hope to leave behind the disruptions of 2020 — the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global recession, collapsing oil prices, Brexit, and a bitter US presidential cycle, to name a few — but however brief it is, disruption always leaves permanent change in its wake.
Larry Gross, president and founder, Gross Transportation Consulting
While it may not be necessary to completely re-create the Super Van network in the 21st century, the intermodal sector may need to move towards something closer to that so-called ancient model.
It’s a given
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