Canada-U.S.-Mexico Intermodal Market Heats Up – Fleet Administration
The three railoads say the brand new Falcon intermodal service “would be the quickest, most dependable intermodal rail service between Canada and Mexico.”
Photographs: UP, GMXT
Whilst the brand new CPKC mixed railway introduced one other main buyer, three railroads introduced they’ve teamed as much as create a competing Mexico-U.S.-Canada rail service.
Earlier this month, Canadian Pacific and Kansas Metropolis Southern mixed to create Canadian Pacific Kansas Metropolis Railroad, creating the primary single-line railway connecting Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. CPKC is predicting its new intermodal providers will shift some 64,000 truck shipments from freeway to rail, though not everybody’s on board with that prediction.
It quickly introduced its first main intermodal buyer, Schneider Nationwide. The trucking big, furthering its plans to double its intermodal measurement by 2030, introduced it’ll provide “truck-competitive” intermodal service on the newly merged Canadian Pacific Kansas Metropolis railroad between the higher Midwest and Mexico.
That was adopted by an announcement between CPKC and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings for Knight-Swift to supply truckload intermodal transportation service on CPKC’s new single-line north-south hall connecting Mexico, america and Canada. Knight-Swift’s established Mexico buyer base will be capable to leverage CPKC’s broad community of rail strains, terminals, and cross-border effectivity and experience to enhance service reliability and competitiveness, in keeping with the announcement.
Competing Rail and Intermodal Service
To not be outdone, on April 24, three different rail corporations — CN (Canadian Nationwide Railway Firm), Union Pacific Railroad, and GMXT (GrupoMexico Transportes) — introduced Falcon Premium intermodal service, “a best-in-class Mexico-U.S.-Canada service with a seamless rail connection in Chicago, Illinois.”
It’s going to instantly join all CN origin factors inside Canada and Detroit to GMXT terminals in Mexico. This service will profit intermodal clients transport automotive elements, meals, FAK (freight every kind), residence home equipment, and temperature-controlled merchandise, in keeping with the businesses.
The announcement claims that Falcon Premium service “would be the quickest, most dependable intermodal rail service between Canada and Mexico by combining the distinctive advantages of every companion. The seamless service will leverage GMXT’s best-in-class transit occasions between Silao, Guanajuato, and Eagle Cross, Texas; Union Pacific’s superior route from Texas to Chicago and CN’s best-in-class service connecting Chicago to all factors in Canada by way of the distinctive EJ&E Chicago bypass.”
The brand new service permits the maximization of lading weights between Mexico/Canada for larger effectivity for purchasers. Falcon Premium intermodal service may also contribute to decrease greenhouse fuel emissions by way of lowered rail miles and important truck-to-rail conversion.
“The Falcon Premium service is tailored with the target of offering new options to clients catering to the necessities of nearshoring calls for,” mentioned Fernando Lopez, GMXT CEO.
