Weekly discussion and analysis: Trends in the intermodal spot rate market
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For the week of February 11, 2025, domestic intermodal spot rate index:
- Up 0.1% from prior week.
- Down 11.1% from prior year.
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Year-to-Date Intermodal Volume by Region and Railroad vs. 2024
North American Intermodal: 8.3%
United States: 9.7%
Railroad
- BNSF: 13.0%
- CN: 4.1%
- CPKC: 11.4%
- CSX: 2.5%
- GMXT: 7.3%
- NS: 3.1%
- UP: 20.9%
Comparison of Truckload to Intermodal Spot Rate
National Truckload Spot Rate (as reported by the DAT Trendline Report):
- Down 2.4% from prior week.
- Flat to prior year.
Domestic 53' Intermodal Spot Rate:
- Up 0.1% from prior week.
- Down 11.1% from prior year.
For a full review of the 2024 US Intermodal Savings Against Truckload we point you to a tremendous piece of research the Journal of Commerce publishes quarterly.
Diesel Fuel Update
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported an average diesel fuel price of $3.650 per gallon this week, which is down $0.010 or 0.27% from the prior week.
The diesel price per gallon is down $0.459 or 11.2% from the same period last year.
The full spreadsheet of the historical weekly price moves of diesel full can be found at https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel.

Intermodal Spot Rate Trend Graphs

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