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The Intermodal Logistics Podcast
Stay up to date on all things intermodal, spotlighting the road plus rail transportation solution and the logistics of today's market - with a little fun mixed in - on the Intermodal Logistics Podcast.
Episodes
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Port of the future: Innovation in Long Beach (Live from IANA EXPO)
Being ready for today's volume while planning for the future is making the Port of Long Beach stand out in the supply chain space. POLB CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba…
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What Shippers Really Think About Intermodal (Live from IANA EXPO)
To know how best to serve customers, it helps to know what they want - and don't. The Intermodal Association of North American (IANA) commissioned a survey of…
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Mexican Intermodal Hits Its Stride (Live from IANA EXPO)
Intermodal is on the upswing in the U.S. this year, but an even bigger North American volume jump is happening in Mexico. Live from IANA's Intermodal EXPO in…
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Arkansas students up to the challenge (Live from IANA EXPO)
The team from the University of Arkansas is top hog at the 2026 Academic Challenge case competition at IANA's Intermodal EXPO, and its members take a few…
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The conversion surge, the merger & women in logistics (Live from IANA EXPO)
Fresh off a presentation from Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena at IANA's 2026 Intermodal EXPO, UP's Kari Kirchhoefer joins The Intermodal Logistics Podcast at the…
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Tracking the Trains
Trains travel thousands of miles across North America, and for many lengthy stretches, they move on tracks out of sight to all but a select few. RailState is…
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Intermodal's Moment: EXPO 2026 and the Case for IMCs
Thanks largely to shippers recognizing its value proposition due to truckload tightness, intermodal volume has surged in recent months. And it's with increased…
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What the Supreme Court Broker Liability Ruling Means, and Doesn't
Just three months ago, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in a case that changed the broker liability equation. On a new episode of The Intermodal…
The Intermodal Logistics PodcastIs drayage ready for a freight surge?
Drayage is what makes or breaks most intermodal shipments. And as truckload conversions continue to mount, so does stress on short-haul trucking capacity…
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AI Is Driving Freight Volume in 2026. Will It Last?
With rates consistently up in 2026, many consider a freight recovery well underway. But Michigan State University Professor of Logistics Dr. Jason Miller says…
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Block and Brace Yourself
One factor that has many shippers shying away from using intermodal is a worry about protecting their cargo from damage. But proper blocking and bracing -…
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State of 3PLs & Women in Supply Chain
It's an interesting time to be a 3PL (third party logistics provider), and an interesting time to cover the industry. Marina Mayer, IronMarkets Content…
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Investing in U.S. ports
Ports are vital links in the global supply chain, but those responsible for running key U.S. trade hubs say they need an equipment upgrade. National…
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Humble-y changing autonomous trucking
The concept of autonomous vehicles has been around for years, but just as taxis are beginning to take off, a new entrant in trucking is ready to hit the ground…
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Homebuilding and freight
Robust homebuilding offers a tremendous lift to freight volumes, so on this episode, we put new home starts (and the general housing market) in focus with…
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The long (and short-line) of Texas rail freight
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that may be true of the freight environment, which includes vast swathes of land, a wide variety of goods and…
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Capital Ideas, Cargo Theft and Chameleon Carriers
Just a couple of weeks after a gathering of industry pros at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) Capital Ideas Conference, President & CEO…
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Truck fleet, capacity, rates & outlook
Plenty is happening in (and to) the trucking market of late, so we welcome back an old friend to The Intermodal Logistics Podcast to check on where it stands…
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Agriculture shipping today
Whether it's domestic, import or export, shipping agricultural products involves unique challenges - challenges that the co-founder and Executive Director of…
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The diesel spike & the trucking market
The spike in diesel prices is starting to show up in the trucking market - with implications for intermodal as well. That's according to DAT iQ Principal…
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How the Iran conflict clouds ocean cargo
Less than three months into 2026, the ocean cargo outlook for the year has been thrown a major curveball with the U.S. and Israeli actions against Iran. Xeneta…
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Sustainability breaks through
When it comes to sustainability, there's long been a thought that in the corporate arena it was all for show. However, the 2026 State of Transportation Report…
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Supply chain trends and insights
While intermodal is our focus, it's important to remember how all forms of freight transportation around the globe tie together to make supply chains go. On…
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Retail supply chains past and future
Retail is the final link in supply chains getting finished products to consumers. So how did the industry do for the crown jewel period of the holiday season…
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Taking action on intermodal market share
Just over a year after taking over as President and CEO of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), Anne Reinke joins us on The Intermodal Logistics…
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The Freight Market in 2026
Truckload and intermodal rate and volume trends - along with market conditions - are shaping shipper and broker strategy for 2026. For the first episode of The…
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Coming full circular - with Rich Bulger
While traditional forward logistics gets most of the attention, reverse logistics (in essence, returns) is a significant part of business as well. And our…
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Ports, Drayage and the Industry - with CEO Brian Kempisty
On this edition of The Intermodal Logistics Podcast, we cover a variety of bases with Port X Logistics Founder and CEO Brian Kempisty - joining us from his…
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English & immigration policy effects, plus tariff talk
Almost all the way through year one of the second Trump administration, it's possible to assess the effects of some major policies on freight. On this edition…
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Surveys say...
With an undoubtedly changed international trade environment along with differing priorities on sustainability, two key freight factors went from somewhat…
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Setting the standards
As with any industry, transportation requires standards to operate at maximum efficiency. And the organization behind setting those standards for LTL…
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Bloodhound cargo tracking and FTZs
With cargo theft taking a step further into the forefront of consciousness after the recent story on Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar's disappearing loads of Santo…
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Drayage trucking's vital role - from IANA EXPO
Railroad is likely the first form of transportation that comes to mind when considering intermodal, but trucks play a vital role in getting freight delivered…
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From Class 1 to short-line railroad - from IANA EXPO
While there are only a select few Class 1 Railroads in the U.S., there are hundreds of so-called short-line railroads. And our guest on this edition of The…
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Rail - plus - with CSX - from IANA EXPO
Intermodal is not just a long-haul option. CSX Director Sales, Rail Assets Lauren Eskew joined The Intermodal Logistics Podcast from IANA's Intermodal EXPO in…
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Tracking truckload - from IANA EXPO
Following fluctuations in the truckload market tells you not only plenty about the state of freight, but the overall economy as well. And one of the leaders in…
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Rising to the Academic Challenge - from IANA EXPO
The Academic Challenge, also known as the Case Competition, is a highlight of the IANA Intermodal EXPO each year, and the 2025 iteration was no different. On…
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Why in-person matters & ocean box intermodal - from IANA EXPO
Kicking off our series of excellent interviews from IANA Intermodal EXPO in Long Beach, California this week, the Intermodal Logistics Podcast welcomes…
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Riding the 2025 rollercoaster
About this time a year ago, many expected 2025 would be a prosperous year in transportation - the year of the freight recovery. More than eight months in…
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Rail merger, intermodal and Inland
It's been an eventful summer for intermodal to say the least. To go over all the happenings (from the rail merger to the state of savings and service), we…
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Gearing up for Intermodal EXPO 2025
In mid-September, Long Beach, California becomes the center of the intermodal universe as it hosts EXPO. On The Intermodal Logistics Podcast, we preview this…
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AI agents undercover
AI continues to offer new solutions for a variety of scenarios, and agents have become one of the next big things for artificial intelligence. Transportation…
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Putting the Industry in Perspective
As we pass the halfway point of 2025, we take stock with a new perspective on where intermodal stands now and going forward, thanks to Bridget Dean, Associate…
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Navigating ocean freight
Depending on the source, upwards of 90% of freight travels by ocean at some point, meaning sea shipping ties in with every freight mode, just about every…
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Solving the railroad volume problem
After hitting a high note nearly two decades ago, freight volume on railroads have stayed down - threatening the industry long-term. On this episode of The…
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Personalizing distribution, with software
Software and technology solutions abound today - touching just about every aspect of supply chains. But Smart Access, an application that focuses on…
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Maintenance and repairs within REACH
Maintenance and repair are vital to keeping supply chains moving, but many are missing out on efficiencies that come with better technology. On this edition of…
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Truck parking, simplified
It's been an issue as long as trucks and their drivers have traversed the country with freight - where to safely park. Now, technology and innovation have…
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Rapid response repairs
Thousands of containers, and thus chassis and trucks, move across the country every day. And while an ideal world would have everything going perfectly each…
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Powering RFID in Freight
RFID technology has been around for quite some time, but Eric Biel, Powercast's Director of Strategic Partnerships, shares how his company is elevating its use…
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Importing Food Among Tariffs
Quite a bit of the food Americans eat is grown on foreign soil, so it only gets here because of food importers. On the latest episode of The Intermodal…
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Ready, Set, Go-Rail
Choosing freight rail offers a wide array of benefits - but they're benefits many need reminders of. That's where GoRail comes in. To discuss more about what…
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5 Questions on the State of Freight in 2025
As the first quarter of 2025 nears an end, check in on the state of freight as it stands now, as it compares to 2024, and as it relates to the future of the…
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Insuring the Freight
Freight moves domestically and across borders every day using various combinations of road, rail, ship, etcetera, but one thing all that freight - and all the…
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Leading TIA
The new leader of the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) already knows the lay of the land, so he's hit the ground running tackling membership…
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Leading IANA
Taking over a new organization is always a challenge, but Anne Reinke is ready to face it head-on when it comes to running the Intermodal Association of North…
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In Appreciation of the Chassis
It's the base of intermodal container movement and a necessity for dray trucks' ability to transport boxes to their final destination. It's the chassis, so…
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The Intermodal Logistics Podcast Trailer
Intermodal logistics combines road and rail for valuable transportation solution in todays supply chain environment. So why not focus a podcast on this…
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Paper & Packaging
Freight touches a vast array of industries, and one of them touches freight in a variety of ways. Paper and packaging not only moves via traditional shipping…
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The Intermodal Market Now and in 2025
As the year winds down, where does the intermodal market stand? And what should we expect heading into 2025, with a new administration and proposed tariff…