Originally published at: Rail Traffic SURGES: Intermodal Hits Record Highs - FreightWaves
North American rail traffic is booming, with intermodal volumes hitting record highs. But as the economy recovers, a critical bottleneck threatens to derail this growth: declining drayage capacity. We dive into the latest AAR weekly report and analyze the surprising rebound in chemical and petroleum shipments, while exploring how a shortage of drayage drivers could…