BNSF Southern Transcon Closure Cost Intermodal 14.8% in One Week
Record New Mexico flooding shut the busiest U.S. rail line for 60 hours, reversing BNSF's intermodal growth from 14% to negative 0.4% while Union Pacific…
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Schneider Moves All Eastern Rail to Norfolk Southern, Citing 30% Rate Gap
Green Bay carrier ends CSX partnership, shifts 26,800 containers to Norfolk Southern as truckload rates carry 30%-plus premium over intermodal.
Oregon Port Wins $205M Rail Grant for Proposed Container Terminal
Federal funding will rebuild 111-mile Coos Bay rail line to support a $2 billion deepwater container terminal competing with Seattle and Tacoma.
Knight-Swift's 89 OR Beats Hunt's Conservative Play in Soft Market
Knight-Swift's willingness to walk away from unprofitable freight delivered an 89 operating ratio this quarter, outpacing J.B. Hunt's contract-heavy approach…
Norfolk Southern Q3 Earnings Carry No Broker Fraud Signal for Carriers
Rail carrier's revenue and volume gains offer zero data on broker payment practices, double-brokering exposure, or intermodal broker vetting.
J.B. Hunt Q3 Earnings Carry No Broker Fraud Signal for Small Fleets
The intermodal giant posted $1.82 EPS and turned its brokerage unit profitable, but the earnings release offered zero insight into broker vetting,…
Intermodal Volume Up 10.4% as Rail Takes Long-Haul Freight from Trucks
U.S. rail traffic jumped 7.2% in week 40, led by intermodal gains and broad carload growth across 17 of 20 industrial categories. High diesel prices and tight…
Contract Rates Hit $2.72/Mile, Up 18% Year Over Year
Shippers reset agreements at elevated levels as spot rates climb 50% and the contract-spot gap narrows, giving carriers leverage in annual bids.
DP World signs lease option for Corpus Christi container terminal
Dubai-based operator returns to U.S. port operations 20 years after Congress blocked its terminal takeover on national security grounds.
Hub Group Faces Nasdaq Delisting Over Delayed Financials
Intermodal carrier missed filing deadline after accounting error triggered review of 2023-2025 results. Appeal hearing could take 45 days.
Delaware breaks ground on $669M container terminal despite legal fight
Delaware Container Terminal will handle 1.2M TEUs per year with all-electric equipment and 45-foot berth depth. First boxes move late 2028 if rival port…
Rejection Rates Stall at 13.5% as Rail Siphons Long-Haul Freight
Tender rejections aren't climbing into Labor Day like prior years. Spot rates down 2.5% month over month but still up 44% year over year. Rail is taking the…