Data recently provided to LM by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) founds that domestic container volume for May was up 3 percent annually at 597,177 and on a year-to-date basis through May, they are up 4.6 percent at 2,969,293.
While domestic container volumes continue to show growth despite an uneven economy, IANA President and CEO Joni Casey said imports and intermodal trailers are driving down volumes, with surplus inventories and over-the-road capacity being possible reasons.