Schneider moves all eastern intermodal business from CSX to Norfolk Southern

· Logistics · United States

Schneider is shifting its entire eastern intermodal business from CSX to Norfolk Southern, a major realignment of its rail partnerships. The company said the strategic partnership is aimed at unlocking significant growth, improving capacity flexibility and moving more freight off the roads and onto rail. The move reshapes competition among the eastern Class I railroads for intermodal volumes and gives Norfolk Southern a large new customer. It also matters to shippers that route containers through eastern rail corridors, since interchange points and service schedules will change. The announcement follows Schneider's earlier decision to raise its outlook alongside the rail switch.

Why it matters：The switch reshapes intermodal competition among eastern US railroads and changes routing options for shippers moving containers inland, a signal of how rail-land competition is being redrawn.

Key points

  • The move covers all of Schneider's eastern rail business.
  • Norfolk Southern gains a large intermodal customer; CSX loses the volume.
  • Schneider frames the deal as a way to shift more freight from road to rail.

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