DEFINITION OF INTERMODALISM The term"intermodal" has been used in many applications that include passenger tion and the containerization of freight. A more descriptive term for this process would be"multimodal because of a lack of effective and eficient connectivity for both freight and information among and between the various modes on shipments under a single freight bill. For the purposes of this paper, intermodal freight transport is defined use as the f two or more modes to move a shipment from origin to destination. An intermodal movement involves the physical infrastructure, goods movement and transfer, and information drivers and capabilities under a single freight bill. The"concept of logistically linking a freight movement with two or more transport modes is centuries-old," according to Muller(1). The recent focus has been on containerization; however, intermodal transportation, as defined in this paper, encompasses all single-bill shipments using multiple