Intermodal Helps Companies Fulfill Their ESG Goals

It’s encouraging to see so many companies embracing ESG efforts by formalizing – and sticking to – their sustainability goals.

As we celebrate Earth Day, I’d like to explain how intermodal fulfills your shipping needs and can help you reach your team’s sustainability targets.

Since intermodal utilizes rail for the long-haul portion of a movement, it’s much more fuel efficient than highway transportation. Shipping by rail reduces GHG emissions as much as 75% compared to OTR trucking.

Intermodal’s fuel efficiency helps shippers manage the impact of fuel costs on their shipments. If diesel prices rise, trucks, and ultimately the customer, are bearing that impact. Since rail is used for the bulk of intermodal transportation, it’s less sensitive to change in fuel pricing. With intermodal, when fuel costs go up, the customer is not as financially exposed.

All of these sustainable benefits are in addition to the direct visibility you get with our XPO Connect platform. It integrates the entire intermodal process in real time, including operations and communication. All XPO containers are digitally monitored, including geolocation and automated status notifications, and Rail Optimizer provides constant communication with the railroads and flags unforeseen delays.

If you’re interested in hearing more about intermodal as a solution for your shipping needs, please send me a message. You can read more about XPO’s sustainability efforts by clicking here.