Intermodal
Commodity Flow Survey 2017
American manufacturers, wholesalers, and other selected industries shipped nearly 12.5 billion tons of goods valued at more than $14.3 trillion in 2017, according to preliminary numbers from the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) released today.
On a typical day in 2017, establishments in these industries moved 34.2 million tons of goods, valued at $39.2 billion, and generated nearly 8.6 billion ton-miles on the nation's transportation network.
Rail Intermodal was Top Growing Mode since Recession
Rail intermodal grew the fastest since the end of the economic recession among the freight transportation modes included in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), according to Transportation Economic Trends 2018, a new BTS report.