Intermodal volumes grew by 5.6% in the United States in 2018, the most robust increase in the field in the past five years, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. In the face of tight truck capacity, the appeal of intermodal continues to grow for many shippers. An organization can't just jump into intermodal, however. It needs access to a facility that can support an intermodal operation and its unique needs. As a result, real estate developers are physically enhancing facilities to accommodate shippers with intermodal aspirations, notes Ken Stratton, vice president of operations for intermodal marketing company Interdom LLC, a subsidiary of Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation.
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