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BNSF Blames Lack of Empty Container Return for Volume Drop
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<p>Help me out here. BNSF says it's <em>domestic</em> intermodal volume is down 1.2%, yet it references <em>international</em> intermodal in fingering a causal factor. If it's a changeover in the pathway taken by the international containers in getting back to Asia via Europe, then that should be reflected as a drop in ISO returns westward, not domestic returns.</p><p>Does BNSF count domestics and internationals together on some of these hauls?</p><p>If empty ISO containers are being filled on the East Coast and sent to Europe, then that would be reflected in empty well cars heading back west. Has anyone seen train after train of empty wells heading westbound?</p><p>I can tell you the real reason BNSF's domestic intermodal volume is down, and it has nothing to do with trucking company driver retention efforts: BNSF has a well earned reputation for treating it's domestic customers like crap. I guess that attitude has matastisized onto the intermodal division.</p>
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