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Q2, above the industry average
of 5.6%. Canadian trailers did
even better jumping 10.4% in Q2.
Unfortunately, only 8.6% of total
domestic container and 3.9% of
trailer moves originate in Canada,
so the impact of the stronger than
average growth in Canada has a
muted effect on overall intermodal
growth rates. However, almost
one in four international moves
originates in Canada. As a result,
the strong growth in Canada played
a big role in pulling up the overall
international growth rate. Excluding
Canadian originations, international
intermodal gained just 3.4%. This
means that Canadian international
accounted for roughly half of the
growth in Q2, despite being less
than a fourth of the overall market.
Domestic container growth
more than doubled from Q1 to Q2,
increasing 3.2% compared to 1.3%
growth in Q1. Over half of domestic
containers gains in Q2 were in the
Southwest region, where shipments
were 8.8% higher than in the
previous year, the strongest growth
of any region. However, Southwest
domestic container shipments are
much more likely to be transloaded
international freight than domestic
containers from other regions. Thus
the strong growth in this region's
shipments is more likely to be
tied to an increase in Southwest
container imports and an increase
in transloading than to other factors
that might push domestic freight
higher.
Second Quarter 2016-2017 Equipment Trends
Thousand
Units
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
28' Trailers/Containers
2016
2017
40/45' Trailers
48/53' Trailers
48/53' Containers
20/40/45' Containers
Second Quarter 2016-2017 Comparisons
Units
ALL DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
ISO CONTAINERS
4,450,000
4,400,000
4,350,000
4,300,000
4,250,000
4,200,000
4,150,000
4,100,000
4,050,000
Outside the Southwest, domestic container growth was
just 2.0%. As noted above, domestic containers did well in
Western and Eastern Canada. Domestic containers also did
well in the Northwest where they are also disproportionately
influenced by transloading. However in both the Midwest
and Southeast regions, domestic container volumes slipped
below last year's levels. Trucking conditions have tightened
a bit since Q1, however it seems that they have not done so
sufficiently to propel domestic containers higher.
2016
2017
Surprisingly, trailers managed to rise 3.9% in Q2. However,
Q2's result is likely do to the exceptionally poor performance
in Q2 of the previous year when trailer shipments
plummeted 28.6%. Generally speaking, the regions that
recorded larger intermodal increases in Q2 of this year were
those that saw the biggest decreases in Q2 of 2016.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017
Key Take-Aways
Second Quarter 2017 Rail Volume Results
Seasonally Adjusted Intermodal Volume
Key Corridor Results
Key Corridor Growth
Intermodal Outlook
Intermodal Long-Term Trends
Second Quarter 2017 IMC Results
Trucking Industry Outlook
U.S., Canada and Mexico Domestic Economies
Equipment Moves by Type, Ownership and Size
Eastern Canada
Mountain Central
Midwest
Mexico
Northeast
Northwest
South Central
Southeast
Southwest
Western Canada
Major Intermodal Corridors
Data Providers
Region Map
Notes to Report
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Key Take-Aways
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Second Quarter 2017 Rail Volume Results
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - 3
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Key Corridor Results
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Intermodal Outlook
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Intermodal Long-Term Trends
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Second Quarter 2017 IMC Results
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Trucking Industry Outlook
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - 9
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - U.S., Canada and Mexico Domestic Economies
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - 11
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Equipment Moves by Type, Ownership and Size
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Mountain Central
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Mexico
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Northwest
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Southeast
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Western Canada
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Major Intermodal Corridors
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Region Map
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 2nd Quarter 2017 - Notes to Report
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