Drayage is a type of intermodal work that includes rail yards or ports, and requires special equipment and UIIA certification to haul. In trucking, domestic drayage shipments are over-the-road moves for 53’ containers. Amazon uses drayage for big fulfillment replenishments. Here’s what that lo...
But theCass Truckload Linehaul Index, which tracks per-mile full-truckload pricing but doesnotinclude fuel or fuel surcharges, jumped 9.5% in June, the largest year-over-year increase in the data going back to 2005: Prices for “intermodal” freight have spiked. Intermodal involves a combinat...
An introduction to freight shipping methods, requesting quotes, estimating rates, and preparing freight shipments.
provider to make sure you are packaging your products accordingly. You should also keep in mind the different restrictions and requirements across all modes of transportation. For example, just because your shipment fits within rail transportation guidelines, does not mean it will qualify for air ...
CONEX containers are one of the most iconic developments in the history of transportation and logistics, as they revolutionized the shipping industry. They gave rise to the industrial intermodal standard containers known today as TEU and FEU.
Jim Hertwig, who joined FEC in 2010 after serving in a similar capacity at CSX Intermodal, also brought with him 30-plus years of working exclusively on the trucking side. So he understands the importance of rail/intermodal service and how FEC can compete against, and partner with, the truc...
Amazon domestic drayage takes the middle man out of intermodal trucking. We’re bringing domestic drayage to the masses. Trip type:Approved Relay carriers can bookone-way shipments and two-leg tourson Relay for either empty or loaded shipments. ...