Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics - 4th Quarter 2016 - 9


Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics
Tractor/Trailer Loads Orig. - 4th Qtr. 2016 vs. 3rd Qtr. 2016

 The Global Container Terminal, part
of the Port of New York and New
Jersey, broke ground in December
at its Bayonne facility to build a
near-dock intermodal terminal with
capacity for 250,000 annual lifts.

Actual
Length-of-Haul

 The Port of Jacksonville also added
new rail service, opening a $30 million on-dock facility that will serve
north Jacksonville's seaport terminals.

Trucking Industry Outlook
Truckload volume continued to grow
slowly in Q4 2016, but the growth was
concentrated in short-haul and specialty trailer markets. Intermodal-eligible
volume, in the form of long-haul dry
van traffic was essentially flat from the
third quarter. Nevertheless, healthy
year-over-year gains were achieved,
which were a function of the weak
volumes notched during Q4 2015 and
growth which has occurred over the
course of 2016. As 2016 wound to a
close, spot market activity was signaling more strength as demand grew
and available trucks supplying the spot
market declined.
The utilization percentage of the
active truck fleet continued edging
upward slowly each month during the
fourth quarter of 2016 and most recently was approaching 98%, considerably
higher than it was in the first half of the
year. This tightness is being reflected
in the recent trends in the spot market
with trucking rates running considerably higher than normal. The utilization
rate is expected to continue to rise as
the implementation date for the Federal
Electronic Logging Device mandate
approaches in December of 2017. It is
somewhat difficult to predict the pace
of tightening but conservatively the
critical point will be reached during the
fourth quarter of 2017. The Owner Operators Association has recently lost its
appeal to the Federal District Court and
their only legal recourse now will be to
appeal to the Supreme Court. Although
such items are difficult to forecast, a reversal or delay is not anticipated, either
from the courts or from the incoming
Trump administration.
The growth in the driver supply
continued to trail the growth in freight
demand during the first two months of

3rd Quarter
2015

3rd Quarter
2016

Pct.
Change

<125 Miles

24,049,895

24,876,896

3.4%

125-299 Miles

34,499,020

34,665,825

0.5%

300-549 Miles

64,153,887

66,046,323

2.9%

550+ Miles

20,327,630

20,709,510

1.9%

Grand Total

143,030,432

146,298,554

2.3%

Source: FTR Associates

Tractor/Trailer Loads Orig. - 4th Qtr. 2016 vs. 2015

Actual
Length-of-Haul

4th Quarter
2015

4th Quarter
2016

Pct.
Change

<125 Miles

24,407,774

25,254,938

3.5%

125-299 Miles

34,177,819

34,843,390

1.9%

300-549 Miles

64,054,995

66,076,899

3.2%

550+ Miles

20,130,636

20,714,662

2.9%

Grand Total

142,771,224

146,889,889

2.9%

Source: FTR Associates

Tractor/Trailer Loads Orig. - YTD 2016 vs. YTD 2015

Actual
Length-of-Haul

YTD
2015

YTD
2016

Pct.
Change

<125 Miles

95,207,914

99,282,020

4.3%

125-299 Miles

137,293,053

138,583,816

0.9%

300-549 Miles

254,929,034

261,367,524

2.5%

550+ Miles

81,040,376

81,889,139

1.0%

Grand Total

568,470,378

581,122,498

2.2%

Source: FTR Associates

Heavy-Duty Truck Utilization Rate
U.S. Cl. 8 Trucks - Active Capacity In Use

Historical Average

100%
95%
90%
85%
80%
75%
2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Source: FTR Associates

Fourth Quarter Year-End 2016  © IANA 2017

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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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