Low freight demand weakened intermodal volumes in 2023’s first quarter, as total volumes fell 8.6% year-over-year, according to the Intermodal Association of North America Intermodal Quarterly Report. All segments showed declines: domestic
Coree Cuff Lonergan is joining the Broward County (Fla.) Transportation Department (BCTD) as Director of Transportation/General Manager. Also, Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has appointed Ryan Houfek as At-Large Director and Rob Cannizzaro as Chief Operating Officer; and Kansas City (Mo.) Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) has named Frank White III President and CEO.
Karen J. Hedlund has been designated Vice Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Also, the League of Railway Women (LRW) named Trinity Industries, Inc. President and CEO Jean Savage 2022 Railway Woman of the Year; and the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has installed its 2023 Board of Directors and Officers.
Third-quarter 2022 total intermodal volumes fell 1.0% year-over-year based on a 27.7% decline in intermodal trailer traffic, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) Intermodal Quarterly report. Domestic containers and international containers were up 1.5% and 0.1%, respectively.
The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) recognized Ted Prince of Tiger Cool Express, Jim Newsome of the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), and U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) for their industry service during Intermodal EXPO 2022, held Sept. 12-14 in Long Beach, Calif.
The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) announces winners of its three industry awards. Also, the Port of Los Angeles sets new June cargo record and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (J.B.
Nearly 60 transportation, manufacturing and construction industry groups are calling on U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to “dedicate as much as allowable by law in discretionary grants for FY 2022 to support projects that will facilitate and ease the movement of goods.”
Third-quarter 2021 total intermodal volumes fell 2.9% year-over-year, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Quarterly report. International containers gained a slight 0.9% from 2020, but domestic shipments feel 5.7%, with trailers registering the steepest decline, 11.2%.
The Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) 2021 Academic Challenge resulted in a tie; undergraduate teams from the University of Maryland and the University of North Texas shared the win.
With lingering concerns about COVID-19 infections, this year’s attendance at the Sept. 12-14 Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Expo2021 conference in Long Beach, Calif., was relatively low when compared to the association’s past events. But those participating—3PLs, shippers, railroads, truckers, maritime ship operators, ports and various containerization suppliers—were energized about the multi-modal trade with containers, and the presentation sessions offered meaningful metrics and give-and-take dialogue. And yes, equipment, technology, and various intermodal services and products were on display with a “please touch and question” atmosphere.