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Intermodal Services * USA - Truck lines ramping up to
Growing convoys of over-the-road truck lines are adding intermodal services to overcome a slowdown in the trucking industryMemphis,TN,USA -The Memphis Business Journal, by Einat Paz Frankel -August 10, 2007: -- ... As truck tonnage continues to drop, truck lines are adding intermodal transportation services in order to diversify their business and retain truck drivers. Multi-modal carriers rely more heavily on intermodal transportation now that over-the-road is in a slump... Large fleets, such as Swift Transportation Co., started to recognize the potential of intermodal transportation -- containers that can be hauled by trucks, trains and steamships -- as early as 2005 and recently recorded significant revenues from the intermodal segment... (Photo by MBJ - Continued recession in the housing market led to a tonnage drop of 3.2% in the second quarter of 2007 compared to 2006)
* Rail, Intermodal Fall for Week
USA -Transport Topics -16 Aug 2007: -- Rail carload and intermodal freight traffic fell from a year ago for the week ended Saturday, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday... Rail intermodal volume declined 5.1% to 237,298 trailers and containers, AAR said in its weekly report Thursday... Container volume fell 3% to 187,454 units, while trailer volume dropped 12.1% to 49,844... Rail carload traffic totaled 328,821 cars, down 2.2% from a year ago...
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