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Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics
Second Quarter 2015 Report
Participating Railroads

Participating IMCs

BNSF Railway
CN
Canadian Pacific Railway
CSX Intermodal
Florida East Coast Railway
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Union Pacific Railroad

APL Logistics
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
Hub Group
Independent Dispatch, Inc.
Knichel Logistics
Legacy Supply Chain Services

Matson Logistics
Mode Transportation
Target Transportation
TTS, LLC
XPOLogistics
Wheels Clipper, Inc.

Notes to Report
1) This report reflects data submitted by the above railroads

 Roadrailer movements are included in the trailer data.
and IMCs to the Intermodal Association of North America.
4) Explanatory Notes for Trucking Industry Outlook as proIt represents the best available information on regional
vided by FTR Associates:
intermodal traffic movements. Previous data that had been
 Tractor/Trailer Loads Originated is the estimated number
submitted for Q1 has been subsequently modified by a
of tractor/trailer loads originated in the United States plus
provider, but does not result in significant changes in overall
loads that come to U.S. destinations from Mexico and
trends.
Canada. It is tons divided by the average tons per trailer.
2) Some region-to-region flows are inflated because this data
 Truck Utilization Rate calculates the percentage of the
includes rebills across major interchange points (as is the
total population of trucks required to move the U.S. truck
case with the AAR Weekly Railroad Traffic Report). Some
freight. In general, a figure above 90% indicates a tight
railroads are unable to provide ultimate origins and/or destimarket where the majority of the truck population is at
nations.
work. A figure below 85% indicates a weak market where
3) Explanatory Notes for Intermodal Section:
a significant portion of the truck population is idle.
 An Intermodal Shipment is any load that is lifted on or off a
 The Truck Share of Employment Index indicates the numsteel-wheeled rail platform at origin and/or destination of a
ber of actual drivers versus the Available Driver Pool (see
shipment or any movement under a revenue waybill.
Driver Labor Availability Index). When rising it is becom A Rail-controlled Unit is a piece of equipment owned or
ing increasingly more difficult to find/hire the next driver,
paid for by a rail carrier for at least the reported waybill
converse when falling.
move.
 Driver Shortage/Surplus is the number of drivers needed
 A Private Unit is any piece of equipment other than a Railto be added/(subtracted) in relation to freight demand.
controlled Unit.
When negative it is basically the backlog of drivers
 A container moving on a chassis is reported as a container.
needed to be filled.
 A very small number of 57-foot trailers and containers is
counted in the 53-foot trailer and container totals.
 Data includes empty movement only when it is a revenue
generating move. Railroad movement of rail controlled
empties is not counted.

 The Driver Labor Availability Index measures the relative
pool of people available to be hired as drivers. When rising the supply of available persons to be a driver is growing, converse when falling.
 Average Length-of-Haul represents ton miles divided by
tons.

The Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics Report is prepared for IANA by:
TTX Company - www.ttx.com

FTR Associates - http://www.ftrintel.com (trucking industry outlook section and related charts)
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2015

2Q 2015 Rail Volume
Key Corridor Results
Regional Traffic
Seasonally Adjusted Intermodal Volume
2Q 2015 IMC Results
Intermodal Long-Term Trends
Intermodal Outlook
Trucking Industry Outlook
U.S. and Canadian Domestic Economies
Monthly Traffic by Type
Monthly Traffic by Ownership
Eastern Canada
Mountain Central
Midwest
Northeast
Northwest
South Central
Southeast
Southwest
Western Canada
Major Intermodal Corridors
Notes to Report

Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2015