The U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada will remain closed for nonessential travel until at least Dec. 21, after the three countries agreed to extend the restrictions as COVID-19 surges. Officials announced the border closure extension on Thursday. Trucks will continue to move freely across the borders, as the movement of essential goods remains […]
Archive for November 20th, 2020
AAR: U.S. rail intermodal had ‘best month ever’ in October
U.S. railroads logged a 2% increase in combined carload and intermodal traffic during October compared with the same month a year ago, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Although carload volume declined 6.6% to 912,722 units during the month compared with October 2019, intermodal volume climbed 10% to 1,169,874 containers and trailers. Traffic […]
Intermodal Turns a Corner In Q3
Total intermodal volumes rose 1.2% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2020, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Quarterly report issued on Nov. 3. Domestic containers and trailers both gained 9.8% compared to Q3 2019, while international shipments dropped 6.5%. “Inventory replenishment and increasing e-commerce activity, along with some capacity constraints on […]