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Some Facts About Intermodal Transportation *
Intermodal Traffic Has Grown From 3.1 Million Trailers and Containers in 1980 to 8.8 Million in 1998
A Single Intermodal Train Can Remove As Many As 280 Trucks From the Highways
Railroads Move the Most of the Countries Domestic Freight Surpassing Trucks by 31.8%
Railroads Move More Domestic Freight Than Inland Waterways, Oil Pipelines and Air Combined.
The EPA has stated that locomotives are about three times cleaner than trucks on the basis of air emissions per ton moved.
On average it costs 26 percent less to move freight by rail now than it did in 1981, and 57 percent less in inflation-adjusted dollars.
Transit Times are truck competitive.
Intermodal service provides the same door-to-door convenience typically associated with truck service. The advantage in utilizing the combination of short haul truck and long haul rail service is the reduction of overall freight costs.
In managing today's supply chain, success depends on providing "just in time" inventory at the best possible value. More companies are examining alternatives to conventional truck lines especially in light of skyrocketing rates brought on by the rise in fuel and insurance costs. Intermodal is that alternative.
* As reported by the AAR
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