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DAT VAN NTL$2.18/mi▲ 0.04│REEFER NTL$2.51/mi▲ 0.07│FLATBED NTL$2.66/mi▼ 0.02│OTRI5.84%▲ 0.31│OTVI11,247▲ 1.8%│DIESEL$3.71/gal▼ 0.03│LAREDO XBORDER14,820▲ 4.2%│LB DRAYAGE$487/move▲ 2.1%│LTL TONNAGE98.4▼ 0.6│INTERMODAL+3.7% YoY▲│DAT VAN NTL$2.18/mi▲ 0.04│REEFER NTL$2.51/mi▲ 0.07│FLATBED NTL$2.66/mi▼ 0.02│OTRI5.84%▲ 0.31│OTVI11,247▲ 1.8%│DIESEL$3.71/gal▼ 0.03│LAREDO XBORDER14,820▲ 4.2%│LB DRAYAGE$487/move▲ 2.1%│LTL TONNAGE98.4▼ 0.6│INTERMODAL+3.7% YoY▲│
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RAIL · BOX·Class I rail and domestic box desk

Intermodal.

The Intermodal desk tracks Class I pricing, box velocity, and the truck-to-rail conversion math. CN-CPKC competition, NS/CSX East Coast surge, BNSF/UP Western volume.

EXIT 01Intermodal · Service·6 min read

BNSF Transcon Velocity Slips to 27.3 mph as Container Volumes Push Hobbs Ramp to 3.4 Days.

AAR week-19 print: BNSF system speed off 0.5 mph WoW, San Bernardino + Hobbs ramps each adding half-day dwell. IPI volumes from Long Beach are growing into the network faster than the railroad can clear it — and intermodal-to-OTR rate compression is reopening for the first time since February.

By the Intermodal Desk · Filed Chicago
Desk signals · live
RAIL · BOX · refreshed 04:55 ET
OTVI Volume
11,247
▲+1.8% WoW
Diesel · Retail
$3.71 /gal
▼−$0.03 WoW
From the Intermodal Desk

The rails.

Class I rails

4 items
  • Norfolk Southern intermodal volumes up 7.1% — best April since 2022.NS · 04:07 ET
  • CSX raises Q2 guidance citing East Coast import strength.Filing · 03:54
  • BNSF posts flat April carloads but +3.2% intermodal lift.Carload report
  • Union Pacific premium intermodal fluidity edges past 95% on-time.UP service desk

Mexico–Chicago

3 items
  • CN-CPKC pricing war heats up on Mexico-Chicago lanes.Beat · 03:08
  • CPKC adds a third weekly Monterrey-Kansas City through-train.Schedule
  • Falcon Premium service hits 200,000 lifts cumulative since launch.Milestone

Box flow

3 items
  • Domestic box velocity tops 200 miles/day — first time since 2023.STB
  • Empty repositioning costs ease 4% as PNW volumes rebalance.Beat · capacity
  • Reefer box utilization hits 87% on produce season pull.DAT intermodal
The Watchlist

What we're watching.

RAIL · BOX · 5 items
  • 01Norfolk Southern intermodal volumes up 7.1% as East Coast ports surge.04:07
  • 02CN-CPKC pricing war heats up on Mexico-Chicago lanes.03:08
  • 03Domestic box velocity tops 200 miles/day — first time since '23.02:58
  • 04STB hearings on reciprocal switching petitions resume next week.02:41
  • 05BNSF/UP capacity ratios diverge for second straight quarter.02:18