Intermodal Spot Rate Pricing Trendline Analysis

Weekly discussion and analysis: Trends in the intermodal spot rate market

For the week of January 21, 2025, domestic intermodal spot rate index:

• Up 0.1% from prior week.
• Down 9.1% from prior year.

Year-to-Date Intermodal Volume by Region and Railroad vs. 2024

North American Intermodal: 13.6%

United States: 14.0%

Railroad

• BNSF: 17.2%
• CN: 13.7%
• CPKC: 18.3%
• CSX: 6.8%
• GMXT: -1.5%
• NS: 5.2%
• UP: 25.4%

Comparison of Truckload to Intermodal Spot Rate

National Truckload Spot Rate (as reported by the DAT Trendline Report):

• Down 1.4% from prior week.
• Up 0.5% from prior year.

Domestic 53' Intermodal Spot Rate:

• Up 0.1% from prior week.
• Down 9.1% 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 $3.715 per gallon this week, which is up $0.113 or 3.14% from the prior week.

The diesel price per gallon is down $0.123 or 3.2% 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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