As container volumes rise, shippers hop on board with new IT solutions to contend with chassis and driver shortages.Posted by Johansson Crockett on June 2nd, 2021 Given the recent growth in container traffic, shippers and their service partners seek new technology and innovations to keep intermodal containers moving smoothly and cost-efficiently. The challenge appears daunting when you consider these numbers: More than 2.4 million 20- and 40-foot containers flowed through North American ports in the third quarter of 2018. International intermodal volumes for July through September 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, increased by 4.4 percent, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. That followed a year-on-year gain of 4.8 percent in the second quarter of 2018, and 7 percent in the first quarter. Sydney Removalists is good news for the economy. But lively intermodal traffic also strains the capacity of transportation networks to get all those boxes where they need to go. Here's how companies and technology are stepping up to meet these new challenges. One indication of the strain the increase in traffic volume creates is the ongoing chassis shortage. A chassis is the equipment a shipping container rides on as it travels over the road. When a container ship unloads at a port, a shortage of chassis to take each box to a rail terminal or road delays the flow of goods.Like it? Share it! |