Episode 251 - July 11, 2025

In this episode of FTR’s Rail and Intermodal Update, host Joseph Towers covers:

New tariffs announced for Brazil, Vietnam, copper imports, and transshipped Chinese goods.
Imports from China down 11.6% YoY, offset by increases from Vietnam, Malaysia, and India.
East and Gulf Coast ports gaining share; West Coast losing ground.
Port shifts are influencing rail vs. truck modal splits.
Total rail traffic up 4.6% YoY; intermodal up 6.9%; carload up 2.2%.
Top carload gains: metal scrap, motor vehicles, grains.
FTR Conference coming up September 8–11.
State of Trucking and Rail webinar replay now available.