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🚛 Drayage vs. Intermodal: What’s the Real Difference?🚂 Ever wondered what truly sets drayage apart from intermodal? 🤔 From short hauls to long journeys, these two logistics powerhouses have some surprising differences! 💥 Curious about how they compared in distance, mode of transport, duration, cost and coordination? We've got all the details! Check out our guide below to get the full scoop! 📚✨ #LogisticsLingo #FreightFacts #Drayage #Intermodal #SupplyChainSavvy #LogisticsFun #SupplyChain101 #salsonlogistics

Did you know that the average lifespan of a freight railcar is between 40 and 50 years? With proper maintenance and upgrades, railcars can serve efficiently for decades, ensuring the smooth transportation of goods across the country. At Tealinc, we understand the importance of maximizing the life of your rail fleet through strategic maintenance. #RailTrivia #RailcarLifespan

Quick and easy transfer of freight between road and rail is important to offer flexible, cost-effective services and support modal shift. The HELROM trailer wagon allows road containers to be loaded onto rail without a terminal or specialist equipment. How does it work? Read the new #RTSFreightFriendly case study. https://lnkd.in/eu2fVQpi #RailTechnicalStrategy

Understanding the differences between LTL, Rail Intermodal, and Heavy Haul is needed for optimizing your logistics strategy: - LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) is ideal for smaller shipments that don’t require a full truckload. It’s cost-effective and involves multiple stops. - Rail Intermodal combines rail and truck transport, offering efficiency for long-distance shipping with reduced emissions and lower costs. - Heavy Haul is designed for oversized loads needing special permits, custom routes, and specialized equipment. Choosing the right option depends on your shipment size, distance, and specific requirements. www.totalmodal.com McFadden Group, an award-winning Landstar Agent #logistics #freight #landstaragent #LTL #Heavyhaul #RailIntermodal

The Logistics Demands of Waste will be the challenge and Chance for the railway industry

Despite what many folks in the industry might tell you, your intermodal on-time service expectations don't need to be 90%. In fact, if you take any rail delays out of the equation, your intermodal on-time service expectations and results should be 98% or better. When Paper Transport partners with partner dray carriers, we set up service expectations which puts our customers' needs at the forefront and measure results for success. Our track record is 98% or greater. Is yours? #intermodal #papertransport #IMC #PTI #dray #railroads #intermodalcarrier #wearefuntoworkwith #whatdrivesyou

🚛 Drayage: The Hero of Container Transport! 🚛 Let’s be real: when we talk about container transport, everyone’s focused on the big ships and fancy cranes at the ports. But who’s getting those containers from the port to the warehouse? That’s right, it’s the humble drayage truck! 🚢🚛 Drayage might be the short trip in the container journey, but it sure knows how to make a big impact! Without it, those containers would just sit there, staring at the port, wondering when they’ll get their next move. 🤔 Lets move some containers together. peter@ictransport.us ph# 8479961239 ex: 2081 ivica@ictransport.us ph# 8479961239 ex: 1058 International Container Transport #DrayageHeroes #ContainerTransport #Logistics #SupplyChainLaughs #UnsungHero #Transportation #ict #internationalcontianertransport

To grow, the freight railroads will need to focus on intermodal and persuading shippers to mode switch from trucks to intermodal. There are a lot of trucks on the highways that could be converted to intermodal. Here I answer two questions: where is the freight moving that could switch to intermodal? And how much is required if the railroads want to achieve long-term sustained growth? Please reach out with questions. https://lnkd.in/eRDKnHMF #railindustry #intermodal #freightrail

Crystal balls are fragile things. Consequently, it is with kid gloves that Karl Watts FCIRO, managing director of Railmotive consultancy, is handling his very own oracle. #Railmotive has outlined a possible path for the next ten years of intermodal rail operations in the #UK. The future looks bright, but it also looks … boxy. #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

"7.6 million truckloads could be converted to rail intermodal if the industry can solve today’s interchange service gap." In case you missed it... my collague Matthew Schabas talks about how to find the next tier of conversion freight (hint: shorter haul lanes) and real steps we can take to gain shipper trust. We have to rethink terminal operations to bring rail access closer to the shipper, consider new business models that may include third parties and collaborate to streamline interchanges.