Schneider launches intermodal service at CSX ramp in Indianapolis

Schneider earlier this month began offering intermodal service at a CSX ramp in Indianapolis.

The new service provides shippers in central and southern Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky, and Cincinnati markets with a more cost-competitive transportation option to eastern U.S. markets, Schneider officials said in a press release.

Eastbound freight will travel from Indianapolis to North Bergen, New Jersey, and Worcester, Massachusetts. Each lane operates six days a week, and offers eastbound two- to three-day transit times, competitive with truckload transit times, Schneider officials said.

Inbound freight will travel from North Bergen to Indianapolis.

"This is a new option for shippers to reliably move loads at transit times competitive to truckload," said Jim Filter, senior vice president and general manager of Schneider's intermodal division. "We’re also confident this will provide cost-competitive intermodal service to the region, as eastbound freight will not have to be drayed to Chicago.”

With the addition of the CSX ramp, Schneider now offers intermodal service to more than 40 ramps in North America.