Intermodal likely to face volume headwinds due to economic uncertainty, analyst says

Intermodal likely to face volume headwinds due to economic uncertainty, analyst says

A westbound Union Pacific stack train overtakes a stopped Amtrak Sunset Limited in Niland, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2025. Bill Stephens The only thing that’s certain these days, intermodal analyst Larry Gross says, is uncertainty. And that makes it difficult to whip up an accurate short-term intermodal forecast, he told an Intermodal Association of North America webcast today. But Gross says that gathering economic storm clouds — new tariffs, the end…

Analyst: Intermodal facing volume headwinds from tariffs, economic uncertainty

With an international intermodal surge winding down, analyst Larry Gross pins his hopes on domestic intermodal share gains.