Insights - September 2015 - (Page 11)

Exclusive to Intermodal Insights Several Trends Emerge Under Scrutiny of Intermodal Industry's Success By Ted Prince The first six months of 2015 saw continued intermodal growth in North America, revealing distinct industry trends, and an analysis going back more than a decade provides further insights. When scrutinizing 12-month periods spanning from July to June, the 12 months ended June 2015 demonstrated several trends, including two that are most notable: * Overall volume was up by 5.6 percent; however, this outcome was straddled by the marine international shipping container (ISO) segment, up 4.7 percent, and the segment of domestic units of 48 feet and greater length, up 6.7 percent. Clearly, the marine ISO volumes were impacted by the West Coast labor situation. Trends - continued on page 13 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 * The entire industry grew by 29 percent. In the first four years of this period, the marine ISO segment 20 0.80 0.60 0.40 When analyzed over an 11year period, more definitive trends emerge, including: * Theodore "Ted" Prince, chief operating officer of Tiger Cool Express LLC, sees domestic volume continuing to lead intermodal growth. Volume by Segment Volume [2004 = 1.00] * was the industry growth driver; however, since then, it now lags the overall industry volume growth, being up 20 percent vs. 29 percent for the overall industry. Historically, the predominant corridor is between the West Coast and interior markets. 0.20 0.00 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1.00 1.07 1.14 1.15 1.13 1.01 1.00 1.12 1.18 1.22 1.29 Marine ISO 1.00 1.13 1.23 1.27 1.21 1.02 0.98 1.12 1.14 1.15 1.20 Domestic <= 45 1.00 0.97 0.91 0.85 0.78 0.62 0.51 0.46 0.43 0.39 0.41 Domestic >= 48 1.00 1.01 1.05 1.03 1.08 1.07 1.13 1.26 1.38 1.50 1.60 Total 12 Months Ending June 30th 3 Milestone Celebrates 20 Years Of Optimizing the Benefits and Minimizing the Risks for Our Customers by Solving their Logistics Fleet Challenges Count on Milestone for Marine and Domestic Chassis; Domestic Containers, including Refrigerated; and Intermodal and Highway Trailers from our New Production and Operating Fleet of over 68,000 Assets. www.milecorp.com (630) 986-8058 100 Tower Drive, Suite 126 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 We also offer a Broad Range of Management Services and Full Service Maintenance Provided Leases to Accommodate our Customers. Visit us in Booth T10 at IANA Expo September 2015 | Intermodal Insights 11 http://www.milecorp.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - September 2015

Fed Update
Highway Funding Extended Again
HOS Report Spurs Divergent View
IANA Adds a new Senior Vice President
Board Nominations Deadline is Sept. 8
Port Everglades, FECR Look to Showcase ICTF
Exclusive Report: Intermodal Growth Hinges on Services, Analysts Say in EXPO Session Preview
Get Social and Connect at Intermodal EXPO
Several Trends Emerge Under Scrutiny of Intermodal Industry's Success
Freight Report
Port News
People in the News
In Brief
2015 Sponsors
New Members
Industry Calendar

Insights - September 2015