E-commerce, the restocking of inventories and tighter truck capacity were among the factors that boosted U.S. intermodal volumes in October and the third quarter.
“Inventory replenishment and increasing e-commerce activity, along with some capacity constraints on the trucking side, have helped intermodal to turn the corner this quarter,” said Joni Casey, president and CEO of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). Casey was referring to North American intermodal volumes in the third...
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