About this time a year ago, many expected 2025 would be a prosperous year in transportation - the year of the freight recovery. More than eight months in though, it's clear that hasn't been the case. InTek Logistics President Shelli Austin - normally a co-host - is our guest on The Intermodal Logistics Podcast this time, and she shares her view on how the year has gone so far.
Shelli uses the word 'rollercoaster' to describe the fits and starts of the freight market as companies responded to tariff speculation, tariff pauses and actual tariffs. She discusses inventory pull forward and why this technical peak season isn't feeling too peak-ish.
We also discuss the railroad merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, and why getting the idea of transcontinental in the news has brought positive attention to the industry. And Shelli shares her excitement at the many collaborations and innovations taking place in rail/intermodal that will set it up well when freight volume is humming along at a good pace.
You can catch Shelli on a couple of September industry panels, at FTR in Indianapolis (more at www.ftrconference.com), and at IANA's Intermodal EXPO in Long Beach, California (more at www.intermodalexpo.com).
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