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Container restrictions from the railroads due to high levels of congestion at the ports are causing disruption to service for intermodal providers like
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT).
The company earlier this week issued a service advisory extending through Saturday as its partners BNSF Railway
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) and
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) unwind the glut of boxes and trailers backed up in the key intermodal markets of Los Angeles and Chicago. Severe ramp congestion is impacting the intermodal network in Chicago and Southern California, delaying both inbound and outbound loads, according to the statement. Both railroads have implemented gate restrictions and closures for standard service level shipments in efforts to expedite the recovery.
Port congestion, delays disrupting J.B. Hunt’s intermodal network
Other intermodal providers likely feeling the pinch
1 1,662 2 minutes read Intermodal providers seeing rail service delays (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Container restrictions from the railroads due to high levels of congestion at the ports are causing disruption to service for intermodal providers like J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT).
The company earlier this week issued a service advisory extending through Saturday as its partners BNSF Railway (Berkshire Hathaway, NYSE: BRK.B) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) unwind the glut of boxes and trailers backed up in the key intermodal markets of Los Angeles and Chicago.