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Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics
Annual Volume by Equipment Type
Index: year ending Q4 2002=1
Domestic Containers
International Containers
Trailers
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Annual Volume by Key Lanes
East-West
North-South
Transcon Eastbound
Transcon Westbound
Index: year ending Q4 2002=1
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Average Length of Haul
Average Length of Haul (MIles)
Average Length of Haul (MIles)
Total
International
Domestic
1,700
1,650
1,600
Total volume for Q4 also was up
9.3% compared to Q3, another shift
from historic trends. While intermodal
was flat quarter-to-quarter, highway
was up 18.2%, driving the gain in total
loads. While that may have reflected
the market conditions of still-low fuel
prices and excess truck capacity, it may
also have resulted from the shift to
online purchasing which has boosted
freight late in the year.
Surveyed IMCs gained over $200
million in Q4 revenue compared to the
prior year, a rise of 12%. On the intermodal side, a surge in average revenue
per load, up 15% from 2015, delivered a 2.1% gain in revenue despite
the drop in volume. Highway average
revenue dipped below the prior year by
4.3%. And while this segment provided
a bigger share of loads, the intermodal
segment accounted for over 60% of Q4
revenue.
On a monthly basis, intermodal
average revenue was quite strong
throughout Q4, topping $2,600 per load
all three months. The peak - $2,688
per load - was in October. And while
highway revenue per load was down
from prior year, it jumped by more than
5% in Q4 2016 compared to Q3. That
measure also topped $1,500 per load
in December, the first time it exceeded
that amount in 2016.
Total monthly IMC revenue peaked
at over $637 million in October, and
topped $600 million for four of the last
five months in 2016. That was the first
time total revenue for the surveyed
IMCs topped that level.
If expectations for rising fuel prices
and tightening truck regulations are
accurate, the IMC loads mix might shift
back to intermodal from highway in
2017. Tighter trucking capacity would
limit the number of brokered loads
available to the IMCs, while stronger
overall gains in the domestic container
market would broaden intermodal opportunities for the IMCs.
1,550
Intermodal Long-Term Trends
1,500
1,450
1,400
1,350
1,300
2002
20022003
2003
2004
2004
20052005
2006 2007
20062008
2007
2009
2008
20102009
2011 2012
20102013
2011
2014
2012
20152013
2016
Fourth Quarter Year-End 2016 © IANA 2017
This section explains the charts
that describe key long-term trends in
intermodal volume. These charts have
been a continuing feature of Intermodal
Market Trends and Statistics for several
years now. With each report, these
trends are updated by tracking the trail7
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016
4Q 2016 Rail Volume Results
Key Corridor Results
Regional Traffic Results
Seasonally Adjusted Intermodal Volume
4Q 2016 IMC Results
Intermodal Long-Term Trends
Intermodal Outlook
Trucking Industry Outlook
U.S., Canada and Mexico Domestic Economies
Monthly Traffic by Type
Monthly Traffic by Ownership
Eastern Canada
Mountain Central
Midwest
Mexico
Northeast
Northwest
South Central
Southeast
Southwest
Western Canada
Major Intermodal Corridors
Notes to Report
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - 4Q 2016 Rail Volume Results
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Key Corridor Results
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Seasonally Adjusted Intermodal Volume
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - 5
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - 4Q 2016 IMC Results
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Intermodal Long-Term Trends
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Intermodal Outlook
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Trucking Industry Outlook
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - U.S., Canada and Mexico Domestic Economies
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - 11
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Monthly Traffic by Type
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Monthly Traffic by Ownership
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Eastern Canada
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Mountain Central
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Midwest
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Mexico
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Northeast
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Northwest
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - South Central
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Southeast
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Southwest
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Western Canada
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Major Intermodal Corridors
Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - Notes to Report
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