All intermodal contracts booked up for Southern California 2018 peak

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All intermodal contracts booked up for Southern California 2018 peak

| May 24, 2018 12:09PM EDT
Railroads are no longer taking on new contracts for peak domestic intermodal business later this year out of Southern California. And that means small-size and mid-size shippers will likely be hurt the most because they don’t have the necessary volume to gain leverage in negotiations; they will be forced to supplement any truckload serve with record-high spot rates on the rails.
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