Intermodal
44 posts tagged with “Intermodal”
Port-to-Inland Transit Without the Guesswork: A Route Qualification Scorecard
Build a port-to-inland route qualification scorecard that compares rail and truck on total cost, lead-time variance, and operational risk.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Amazon Standard Ocean Express: How to Qualify the Direct Port-to-Rail Service
Amazon Standard Ocean Express links Los Angeles imports to East Coast fulfillment centers by rail. Here is how shippers should qualify the service before shifting volume.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Alabama’s $100M Inland Port: Qualify the Mobile–Montgomery Rail Shuttle Before Committing Volume
Alabama’s Montgomery inland port could reshape container routings, but shippers should test density, dwell, chassis, cutoffs, and recovery before committing volume.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Intermodal's Customer-Experience Test: Measure Every Step That Makes Rail Hard to Buy
A practical intermodal friction score helps shippers compare rail with truckload by measuring quote speed, handoffs, visibility, and exception ownership.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 21, 2026 · 5 min read
Port Rail Dwell Is Rising: Split Truck and Intermodal Gateway Scorecards
Why port truck and rail dwell require separate scorecards—and how importers can isolate intermodal delays before rerouting inland freight.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 17, 2026 · 6 min read
SC Ports' New Huntsville Rail Lane: How to Qualify an Intermodal Alternative to Trucking
A practical framework for testing SC Ports' new Huntsville rail service against truckload on cost, transit reliability, drayage, and operational risk.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Domestic Intermodal Volumes Are 20% Above Last Year: Find the Truck-to-Rail Conversion Ceiling
Domestic intermodal volume is surging, but not every truckload belongs on rail. Use lane economics, service tolerance, drayage, and exception costs to set a conversion ceiling.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Capacity Attrition Is Pushing Freight Toward Rail: Govern the IMC–3PL Handoff
Truck capacity attrition can make intermodal attractive without a freight boom. Learn how shippers, 3PLs, IMCs, drayage carriers, and railroads should govern every handoff.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 31, 2026 · 6 min read
BNSF's Faster Phoenix Intermodal Service Turns Barstow Into a Southwest Freight Hub
BNSF's faster Phoenix intermodal service and planned Barstow gateway are reshaping Southwest freight options. Learn how shippers should compare rail, drayage, inventory time, and truck alternatives.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Trans-Pacific Gateway Arbitrage: When West Coast Savings Survive Inland Freight
A practical total-landed-cost model shows when lower Trans-Pacific rates through U.S. West Coast ports still win after rail, drayage, dwell, inventory, and disruption costs.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 26, 2026 · 6 min read