For the last few years, truck rates were down, so shippers were content to ship by truck. Now? “Everybody’s exploring intermodal,” said Milton Magos, vice president of Mexico operations at freight brokerage Traffix. “They want to know how they can make their supply chain more reliable.,” this according to Liz Young's June 22, 2026 Wall Street Journal Logistics Report piece. To see the full story click here (subscription required): Rising Trucking Rates Drive U.S. Companies Back to the Railroad - WSJ
Photo: A CSX Intermodal Train rolls past BE Tower in Berea, OH on the carrier's Short Line Subdivision in March of 2019. Photo Credit: Phil Bell, Ektachrome E-100G