July 31, 2025
Intermodal Stays Strong in Second Quarter
Overall Volume Remains Elevated
CALVERTON, MD, July 31, 2025 – Total intermodal volume rose 2.4 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Quarterly report. International containers added 3.9 percent, domestic containers improved 2.6 percent, while trailers fell 25.4 percent.
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"Imports and solid consumer spending continued to buoy intermodal in the second quarter,” said Anne Reinke, president and CEO of IANA. "While domestic U.S. manufacturing is providing additional support, the longer-term impact of tariffs and trade policy on overall volume remains to be seen.”
Five of the seven highest-density trade corridors, which collectively handled more than 60 percent of total volume, were up in the second quarter. The Trans-Canada was by far the leader at 18.3 percent. The Intra-Southeast gained 6.8 percent, followed by the South Central-Southwest at 4.6 percent. The Midwest-Southwest and the Northeast-Midwest, the two highest volume corridors, came in at 3.0 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. The Midwest-Northwest fell 7.6 percent, and the Southeast-Southwest declined 8.7 percent.
Total IMC volume fell 9.7 percent year-over-year in Q2, with intermodal traffic down 8.2 percent and highway loads were 11.9 percent to the negative.
Members of the press may request the 2024 Second Quarter Intermodal Quarterly report from Hope Kabik at hkabik@intermodal.org.
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