FTR | Ask the Experts

What are risks to the outlook for intermodal?

Written by Todd Tranausky | Oct 5, 2021 3:43:07 PM

Todd Tranausky discusses the outlook for intermodal and the factors that could affect it going forward.

This Q&A response from The FTR Experts came from our September State of Freight - Rail & Intermodal webinar. View the video and the key takeaways below.

 
Key Takeaways:
  • Congestion is still running rampant, and rail service has had troubles dating back to the winter weather events experienced back in February.
  • The total number of operating employees also remains low, though there has been significant improvement since spring of 2020.