Intermodal volume posts year-over-year gains for seven straight quarters

摘要

Domestic container volume posted its strongest growth of the year in Q3 2011, according to the Intermodal Association of North America's (IANA's) Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report released today. Domestic container shipments increased 9.0% year-over-year during the quarter, slightly above the 8.8% and 8.6% upticks recorded in the first and second quarters of 2011. And despite a stagnant economy and falling diesel prices, overall intermodal volume still recorded its seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year gains.