# US rail intermodal volumes jump 12.6% as diesel costs bite

> US intermodal rail volume rose 12.6% year over year in week 41, the sharpest weekly gain of 2026. Overall rail traffic rose 8.5%. Shippers are moving freight from trucks to rail because of high diesel prices and tight truck capacity.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:09:48.998Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75864-us-rail-intermodal-volumes-jump-12-6-as-diesel-costs-bite
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

A shift to rail eases pressure on truck capacity and can change how grain and feed reach ports and plants, but it has little direct effect on commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-03-11 | [Oil Traders Jump Into Action as Europe Screams for Diesel Supply - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4725-oil-traders-jump-into-action-as-europe-screams-for-diesel-supply-tt.md) | +5.0% | +1.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-22 | [Record diesel costs push grain freight rates higher across all modes \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17227-record-diesel-costs-push-grain-freight-rates-higher-across-all-modes-feed-and.md) | -5.5% | — |
| DIESEL | 2025-12-22 | [Grain Transportation Improves as Rail Surges, Diesel Falls - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21706-grain-transportation-improves-as-rail-surges-diesel-falls-rfd.md) | -0.3% | +10.8% |
| DIESEL | 2017-10-31 | [Truckload Linehaul, Intermodal Pricing Jump at Least 4% \| Heavy Duty Trucking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68647-truckload-linehaul-intermodal-pricing-jump-at-least-4-heavy-duty-trucking.md) | +3.2% | +3.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-22 | [Bulk Freight Rates Ease 4.2% in June as a Fragile Iran Ceasefire Pulls Diesel Lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19022-bulk-freight-rates-ease-4-2-in-june-as-a-fragile-iran-ceasefire-pulls-diesel.md) | +2.7% | +31.7% |

## Sources

- financialports.com: https://financialports.com/intermodal-volumes-us-rail-jump-126-as-diesel/

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