Intermodal
51 posts tagged with “Intermodal”
U.S. Rail Traffic Rose 3.5%—Separate Network Growth From Lane Availability
U.S. rail traffic rose 3.5%, but national volume does not guarantee usable intermodal capacity. Build a lane-level view of ramps, equipment, dwell, and drayage.
CXTMS InsightsNovember 5, 2026 · 5 min read
Schneider's Eastern Rail Switch Needs a Lane-by-Lane Intermodal Cutover Plan
Schneider's move from CSX to Norfolk Southern shows why intermodal rail changes need lane-level baselines, phased tenders, and explicit rollback rules.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 31, 2026 · 6 min read
35,000 Containers Await Loading at LA–Long Beach: Manage Rail Dwell as a Recovery Queue
LA–Long Beach has 35,000 containers awaiting loading. A prioritized recovery queue can reduce rail dwell, protect inventory, and accelerate backlog burn-down.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Coos Bay’s $205M Rail Upgrade Needs a Gateway Qualification Scorecard
Coos Bay secured nearly $205 million for rail upgrades, but shippers still need evidence on terminal, vessel, rail, and recovery performance before routing cargo there.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 24, 2026 · 6 min read
STG Logistics After Chapter 11: A Carrier Financial-Health Playbook for Intermodal Shippers
STG Logistics’ restructuring shows why intermodal shippers need a weekly carrier financial-health playbook that connects credit signals with operating evidence.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Intermodal Records Meet a 63,000-Driver Gap: Treat Drayage as the Rail Capacity Constraint
Record intermodal volumes can conceal a drayage bottleneck. Learn how to qualify lanes around terminal, chassis, appointment, driver-hour, and receiving constraints.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 3, 2026 · 5 min read
Intermodal Volume Rose 6.9%: Find the Rail Conversion Lanes Hidden in Weekly Data
Use weekly intermodal growth as a trigger to identify truck-to-rail conversion lanes, model door-to-door economics, and run controlled pilots.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 29, 2026 · 6 min read
Port-to-Inland Transit Without the Guesswork: A Route Qualification Scorecard
Build a port-to-inland route qualification scorecard that compares rail and truck on total cost, lead-time variance, and operational risk.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Amazon Standard Ocean Express: How to Qualify the Direct Port-to-Rail Service
Amazon Standard Ocean Express links Los Angeles imports to East Coast fulfillment centers by rail. Here is how shippers should qualify the service before shifting volume.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Alabama’s $100M Inland Port: Qualify the Mobile–Montgomery Rail Shuttle Before Committing Volume
Alabama’s Montgomery inland port could reshape container routings, but shippers should test density, dwell, chassis, cutoffs, and recovery before committing volume.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 23, 2026 · 6 min read