rail freight
17 posts tagged with “rail freight”
Germany’s Rail IT Outage Shows Freight Reliability Now Depends on Telecom Resilience
Germany’s rail radio-network outage is a warning for shippers: freight reliability now depends on telecom resilience, not just tracks, terminals, and equipment.
CXTMS InsightsJune 24, 2026 · 6 min read
International Paper’s CPKC Rail Plan Shows Packaging Plants Need Freight Optionality Built In
International Paper’s CPKC rail-served Mississippi packaging facility shows why freight optionality belongs in industrial site design, not after-the-fact logistics fixes.
CXTMS InsightsJune 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Rail Service Data Gets Real: What OETA and ISP Reporting Mean for Shipper Scorecards
New weekly OETA and ISP rail reporting gives shippers better evidence for scorecards, disputes, routing decisions, and rail service reviews.
CXTMS InsightsMay 30, 2026 · 6 min read
The 91,000-Pound Truck Pilot Could Redraw the Rail-versus-Truck Cost Equation
A proposed 91,000-pound truck pilot would change more than payload limits. It could reshape rail-versus-truck economics, procurement assumptions, sustainability claims, and modal planning.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Rail Volumes Are Sending Mixed Signals: Carloads Edge Up While Domestic Intermodal Carries the Growth
AAR and IANA data show why shippers should read rail carload, ISO container, domestic container, and trailer signals separately before changing forecasts.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Union Pacific’s Domestic Steel Rail Contract Makes Rail Infrastructure a Supply Chain Story
Union Pacific’s seven-year domestic steel rail contract shows why physical rail infrastructure, sourcing resilience, and intermodal service reliability now belong in shipper risk planning.
CXTMS InsightsMay 19, 2026 · 6 min read
CPKC and CSX’s Southeast-Mexico Rail Route Is a Nearshoring Test for Intermodal Execution
CPKC and CSX’s improved Southeast-Mexico rail service shows why nearshoring logistics will depend on intermodal reliability, border coordination, and exception visibility.
CXTMS InsightsMay 18, 2026 · 6 min read
U.S. Rail Freight Is Stronger Across the Board, but Intermodal Growth Is Still Telling a Different Story
U.S. rail freight is improving in 2026, but carload strength and modest intermodal growth point to different shipper strategies for rail conversion, ramp planning, and truckload relief.
CXTMS InsightsMay 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Russian Rail Is No Longer a Temporary Disruption Story. It’s a Structural Network Recalibration.
Russia’s rail deterioration is no longer a short-term disruption. With cargo loading at its lowest level since 2003, debt tripling since 2022, and East-West traffic shifting into constrained alternatives, shippers need to redesign Eurasian networks around structural unreliability, not hoped-for normalization.
CXTMS InsightsApril 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Rail and Truck Data Say the Industrial Economy Is Back, and Shippers Should Rebuild Their Network Assumptions
Rail, intermodal, and truckload data all point to a broad industrial recovery in 2026, forcing shippers to rethink mode mix, capacity plans, and network assumptions.
CXTMS InsightsApril 14, 2026 · 7 min read