Infinity Intermodal leaders say they are satisfied with the results of the company’s newly launched expedited intermodal services, which connect the Chicago IL area to Salt Lake City UT, and Washington state and Oregon to the Minneapolis MN area.
According to Nate Lawson, vice president of freight services and operations at Infinity, transit times in these lanes are three days door-to-door and have met expectations for velocity and service targets. “While our service and lane offerings network-wide continue to drive value for our customers, we are pleased with the speed, reliability and consistency of service in these newer lanes launched in 2019 and 2020,” he said.
Lawson added that Infinity remains focused on its expedited service from the greater Chicago area, which includes portions of Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan, to Washington State and Oregon, where transit times are reliably four days door-to-door. “Our four-day service from Chicago and surrounding markets to the Pacific Northwest allows us to serve a variety of market segments and commodities, including frozen, perishable and dry goods,” he said. “The PNW region’s domestic demand growth and export/import capacity make it doubly attractive in the short and long term.”
Infinity Intermodal’s cumulative service offerings include expedited, temperature-controlled and dry, full truckload, door-to-door domestic intermodal service from/to Northwest intermodal ramps in Seattle, Portland, Spokane and Salt Lake City, to/from various Midwest and East Coast areas, including Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Infinity Intermodal’s expedited service departing from/returning to intermodal ramps in Seattle, Portland and Spokane (six days per week) and Salt Lake City (seven days per week) provides dense service coverage to/from nearly all of Washington State, most of western and northern Oregon, a large portion of southern Idaho and northern Utah, with consistent and fast door-to-door service from/to the above mentioned major Midwest and East Coast markets, the company said.
Infinity’s door-to-door transit times (from/to Washington State, Oregon, Idaho and Utah) are typically three to four days to/from most Midwest markets, and six to seven days to/from most East Coast markets, making Infinity Intermodal as fast as long-haul trucks.
Additionally, Infinity Intermodal is recognized by EPA as a SmartWay Partner for reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions.