AAR reports U.S. rail carload and intermodal volume gains for week ending October 27
Latest Logistics News
Intermodal growth volume remains intact in March, reports IANA Shipment and expenditure decreases trend down, notes Cass Freight Index Four U.S. railroads file challenges against FRA’s two-person crew mandate, says report U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending April 6, reports AAR LM Podcast Series: Examining the freight railroad and intermodal markets with Tony Hatch More Rail & IntermodalThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported this week that United States rail carload and intermodal volumes were up annually for the week ending October 27.
Rail carloads, at 268,535, were up 2.6% annually and came in ahead of the week ending October 20 at 265,776 and the week ending October 13 at 263,787.
AAR said that eight of the ten carload commodity groups it tracks posted annual gains, including: coal, up 4,373 carloads, to 87,975; petroleum and petroleum products, up 3,548 carloads, to 13,188; and chemicals, up 1,681 carloads, to 31,689. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 were nonmetallic minerals, down 4,097 carloads, to 35,193; and motor vehicles and parts, down 816 carloads, to 16,852.
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 294,269, increased 6.1% annually, topping the weeks ending October 20 and October 13, which came in at 289,330 and 285,970, respectively.
Through the first 43 weeks of 2018, U.S. carloads are up 1.9% annually to 11,316,291 and intermodal units, at 11,986,177, are up 5.7% for the same period.
Article Topics
Rail & Intermodal News & Resources
Intermodal growth volume remains intact in March, reports IANA Shipment and expenditure decreases trend down, notes Cass Freight Index Four U.S. railroads file challenges against FRA’s two-person crew mandate, says report U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending April 6, reports AAR LM Podcast Series: Examining the freight railroad and intermodal markets with Tony Hatch Norfolk Southern announces preliminary $600 million agreement focused on settling East Palestine derailment lawsuit Railway Supply Institute files petition with Surface Transportation Board over looming ‘boxcar cliff’ More Rail & IntermodalLatest in Logistics
Understanding the FTC’s ban on noncompetes UPS rolls out fuel surcharge increases U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes, for week of April 20, are mixed, reports AAR Baltimore suing ship that crashed into bridge, closing port, costing jobs Intermodal growth volume remains intact in March, reports IANA Descartes announces acquisition of Dublin, Ireland-based Aerospace Software Developments Amid ongoing unexpected events, supply chains continue to readjust and adapt More LogisticsSubscribe to Logistics Management Magazine
Find out what the world's most innovative companies are doing to improve productivity in their plants and distribution centers.
Start your FREE subscription today.
April 2023 Logistics Management
Latest Resources
