#Modal Shift

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Stacked shipping containers on a rail flatcar at an intermodal terminal

Markets & Rates Jun 20, 2026

Intermodal Volume Up 10.9% as Truckload Rates Push Freight to Rail

Domestic intermodal jumped 10.9% in the week ending June 13 as rising truckload rates and trans-Pacific frontloading drive the biggest rail-truck modal shift…

By Tess Crawford

Intermodal containers stacked on a rail flatcar at a freight terminal

Markets & Rates Jun 5, 2026

Intermodal Volume Up 10% as Trucking Rates Push Shippers to Rail

Rail intermodal traffic jumped 10% year-over-year in the week ending May 30, driven by shippers fleeing soaring truckload rates and tender rejections.

By Tess Crawford