Intermodal

Intermodal Gains in July

The Intermodal Association of North America has listed some numbers showing intermodal gains in July. Here are the numbers: July shipments off 1.8% at 1,526,490Domestic containers up 11% at 692,122Trailers up 10.8% at 107,728All Domestic equipment up 11% at 799,400International containers down 12.8% at 727,090 Click the link below for…


FMCSA Grants IANA Waiver for Expired Inspection Decals

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted the intermodal Association of North America a limited waiver to operate intermodal equipment with expired annual inspection decals. The operation of an intermodal chassis with inspection decals having an expiration date of March 31, 2020, will be able to continue transporting critical…


$20 Million Being Invested in Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor

Over the next four years, the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan will be investing $20 million into improvements, expansions, and some new stuff that will help improve its cargo capabilities. They will be adding two new rail yards, more dock, a truck marshaling yard (cell phone lot), and…


Savannah’s Intermodal Cargo Up 10.5%

With its fiscal year ending in June, the Georgia Ports Authority completed more than 507,000 intermodal lifts during the year. Over the past three years, this port has grown in rail volume by more than 35 percent. Last month alone the port handled 47,255 rail lifts which is an increase…