MINOT, N.D. — They’re ramping up the intermodal “ramp” at Minot, N.D., a key piece of what could become very important as an international launching pad for specialty crop growers and exporters. Greg ...

Gary Frantz is a contributing editor for DC Velocity and its sister publication, Supply Chain Xchange. He is a veteran communications executive with more than 30 years of experience in the ...

Premise: The golden age of railroads taking trucks off of the highways might be over. Why? Because the low-hanging fruit may already have been harvested. Translation: Most rail intermodal traffic may ...

First of two parts Events driving down capacity in the trucking industry are bringing optimism to the rail intermodal market after four years of freight recession, industry analysts say, positioning ...

Intermodal facilities are more complex than ever. Consumers are buying many goods, and businesses are finding efficient ways to transport these items. Intermodal refers to the movement of cargo in ...

Rail giants BNSF Railway, North America’s largest intermodal rail, and GMXT, the largest rail provider in Mexico, are partnering with J.B. Hunt Transport Services (CCJ Top 250, No. 3) on a new ...

Intermodal rail volume for the week ended Oct. 5 rose 6.2%, from the same period last year, the 14th consecutive rise, the Association of American Railroads reported. Traffic increased to 266,580 ...

The rocky ride that the freight rail carload and intermodal segments have experienced over the last couple of years appears to continue due to reduced demand, lower volume, inflation, and a host of ...

Following a June 14 announcement from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) stating that they have reached a tentative contract agreement, ...

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 11.9% in the week ended March 15 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. Railroads moved 255,991 intermodal ...