U.S. intermodal traffic has bounced back to double-digit, year-over-year percentage gains after extreme winter weather conditions caused volumes to slip in late February.
Intermodal volumes for the week ending last Saturday rose 11.6% to 271,248 intermodal containers, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The increase helped boost overall U.S. rail traffic to grow 1.7% from the same period in 2020 to 486,429 carloads and intermodal units.
Indeed, according to this SONAR chart, loaded domestic intermodal volumes recovered to above year-ago levels following a severe weather-related dip.
