roughly $29 billion, moved almost 12 billion ton-miles on the countries interconnected transportation network. These local numbers are according to the BTS and provide you a simple snapshot of the importance of this sector. It’s staggering how important this business is with regards to moving your goods.
Barges or trucks move the goods between the rail terminals and the drop-off point of the cargo. Rail can help companies save a significant amount of fuel as railroad cars can carry freight over long distances. Intermodal shipping can also handle the increase in demands better than other forms of delivery due to its improved reliability and speed. Since the general public doesn’t have easy access to container ports and rail yards, intermodal shipping offers increased security to shippers. There are a lot of reasons why you should go for intermodal transportation and here are just some of them.
These shipping containers are standardized, so they can be stacked, loaded, unloaded and moved by companies that provide intermodal freight services. Intermodal shipping is usually more affordable than shipping freight by truck alone as it combines the cost-efficient benefits of both trucks and trains. When your goods are delivered by railway, much more load can be shipped for the same amount of energy used by a truck alone.
Another way to ship goods is through less than truckload (LTL) shipping. This is a good option if your cargo is too much for a parcel carrier service to handle, but not enough to need a full truckload. LTL shipments usually weigh 151 to 15,000 pounds.
It is also a good choice if you need to transfer the goods to only one destination or if you want to load and unload the cargo on your own or have an agent do it for you.
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