“International volume continued to be the growth engine in the third quarter,” said IANA President and CEO Joni Casey. “We expect this strength to drive overall traffic through the end of the year.”
All of the seven highest-density trade corridors, which collectively handled more than 60% of total volume, were up, according to IANA’s 3Q24 report (download below). The Southeast-Southwest climbed 25.9%, followed by the South Central-Southwest at 23.8%. The Midwest-Northwest rallied 23.2%, while the Midwest-Southwest, the highest volume corridor, advanced 17.%. The Trans-Canada came in at 7.4%, and the Intra-Southeast registered 2.7%. The Northeast-Midwest eked out 0.4%.
Total IMC volume increased 2.8% year-over-year in 3Q24, with intermodal traffic up 9.5% and highway loads down 5.8%.
