BNSF expands guaranteed intermodal lanes

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railroad (BNSF) has expanded its guaranteed intermodal service to include two additional lanes between Northern California and Dallas/Fort Worth. The guarantee is now available for service between Stockton, CA, and Dallas/Fort Worth and between Richmond, CA, and Dallas/Fort Worth, bringing BNSF's total of guaranteed intermodal lanes to 18. BNSF began offering guaranteed

Sean Kilcarr

Sept. 10, 2002

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railroad (BNSF) has expanded its guaranteed intermodal service to include two additional lanes between Northern California and Dallas/Fort Worth.

The guarantee is now available for service between Stockton, CA, and Dallas/Fort Worth and between Richmond, CA, and Dallas/Fort Worth, bringing BNSF's total of guaranteed intermodal lanes to 18.

BNSF began offering guaranteed intermodal service in 2000 to allow shippers to purchase, for a premium, a service guarantee for international, domestic and perishable intermodal shipments. For each load that does not meet the scheduled availability time for customer pick-up, BNSF offers a 100% refund.

The guarantee is designed to attract a greater share of truckload freight moving between Northern California and Texas, especially during the year-end holiday season when freight transportation demand spikes, said Ft. Worth-based BNSF.

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