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January 2025 Industry Update: Intermodal
Spot Rates
Key Points
- The FreightWaves SONAR Intermodal Rates Index (INTRM.USA), which measures the average weekly all-in door-to-door intermodal spot rate for 53’ dry vans across a majority of origin-destination pairings, was unchanged in December from November at $1.49.
- Compared to December 2023, intermodal spot rates were down 11.3% YoY and remain 26.2% below the 5-year average.
Volumes
Key Points
- Total loaded volumes for 53’ containers for all domestic markets, measured by the FreightWaves SONAR Loaded Outbound Rail Volume Index (ORAIL53L.USA), registered a 2.9% increase MoM at the halfway point of the month in December compared to the midway point in November.
- On an annual basis, total loaded volumes for 53’ containers in December were 12.3% higher YoY compared to December 2023 and were up 11% over the 5-year average.