Intermodal Trucking
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I've been trying to gather info on intermodal. Do any of you do it and/or know anything about it? I live in a town with a decent sized port. I'm not sure how profitable an o/o intermodal business can be.
If you haven't looked at this already, www.drayage.com
Also try Pacer, HUB Group, Triple Crown.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
You'll wanna chat with Ernie (Salty Dog). He's a frequent poster on here - not sure if he's a moderator or not. He works for a guy who runs intermodal , if I understand the arrangement correctly.
JB Hunt and Schneider to a fair share of inter-modal trucking as well, so does Swift, in case you wanted to check out being a company driver.
In regard to going into business for yourself in the trucking industry, you're gonna find a lot of level-headed folks encouraging you against the venture. It's tough enough when you already know the industry, and you're not gonna be setting yourself up for success if you know nothing about the industry and try to jump into being an o/o without experience - I'm assuming you don't know anything about the industry at this point.
It takes an understanding of the industry and a keen business sense to even be able to get started on becoming successful. Even then, a lot of people would still not consider becoming an o/o or a lease op. It's a tough business to be in.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
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I've been trying to gather info on intermodal. Do any of you do it and/or know anything about it? I live in a town with a decent sized port. I'm not sure how profitable an o/o intermodal business can be.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.