Rail and Intermodal Data

Keep your freight moving with SONAR’s advanced collection of intermodal and rail data.

Some of SONAR’s deepest data sets can be found related to rail. Whether it is volume, rates or derived indexes, SONAR is constantly updated with new rail data sets.

A sample of the rail data offered: 

  • Granular daily volume data. See daily containerized rail intermodal data broken down by segment (int’l vs. domestic), lane, container size and loaded status. 
  • Nationwide contractual rate averages. When conducting intermodal bids, see where rates are trending and how they stand versus prior years’ bid cycles. 
  • Intermodal spot rates. See spot rates to move 53’ containers door-to-door on 100 lanes.
  • Relevant ocean and truck data. SONAR provides numerous ocean and truckload data sets that provide insights that are directly related to the international intermodal and domestic intermodal markets.
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