{"id":17294,"date":"2023-10-17T18:17:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/?p=17294"},"modified":"2024-11-20T19:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:33:18","slug":"inbound-logistics-article-how-to-leverage-rail-intermodal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plgconsulting.com\/inbound-logistics-article-how-to-leverage-rail-intermodal\/","title":{"rendered":"Inbound Logistics Article: How to Leverage Rail Intermodal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Intermodal shipping presents challenges, but it also offers great opportunities and benefits. Follow these strategies to help ensure your intermodal shipments move <\/span>as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

“More shippers could take advantage of rail intermodal, <\/span>as traffic has fallen recently. <\/span>U.S. rail intermodal traffic for the first <\/span>eight months of 2023 was 8.3 million <\/span>intermodal units, down about 9.2% from <\/span>2022, the Association of American Railroads <\/span>(AAR) reports. <\/span>Yet in 2022, U.S. rail intermodal volume <\/span>accounted for approximately 27% of revenue <\/span>for major U.S. railroads, more than any other <\/span>rail traffic segment. <\/span>One driver behind the drop is lower <\/span>demand, as companies correct after having <\/span>expanded their inventory levels during the <\/span>recent supply chain disruptions. Respondents <\/span>to the National Association of Manufacturers <\/span>Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2023 <\/span>expect inventories to dip 1.8% over the next <\/span>12 months.”, says Inbound Logistics.<\/span><\/p>\n

PLG Consulting’s Sr. Consultant and Project Manager, Rob Russell<\/a>, spoke with Karen Kroll regarding the challenges facing the intermodal market today, while highlighting the many benefits for shippers of this mode. “<\/span>Once shippers understand the intermodal network<\/a> and the <\/span>locations of the nodes and lanes served, <\/span>they can determine if their shipping <\/span>patterns overlap with the available lanes.”, <\/span>Russell says.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Shippers also should build relationships with their rail carriers. Russell encourages shippers to <\/span>\u201cmake sure the railroad knows who you <\/span>are and why it\u2019s important they move <\/span>your freight. Hold them <\/span>accountable when they don\u2019t and praise <\/span>them when they do.” <\/span><\/p>\n

To read the full Inbound Logistics article, click <\/span>here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  Intermodal shipping presents challenges, but it also offers great opportunities and benefits. 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