News / The worst January for US intermodal for ten years, and no sign of relief

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US intermodal traffic rolled into 2023 with the brakes on: the sector was down last year and things got worse in the first weeks of the new year, producing the worst January since 2013.

The dismal last month followed contraction both in the fourth quarter and over the full year. The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) reported a 16.2% decline in Q4.

International container traffic actually eked out a 0.9% gain, but US domestic trailers slumped 29.7%, while domestic container count ...