Trucking is a great industry with many aspects, so what is meant by intermodal trucking companies? Some will say that is easy to answer others will say it isn’t a simple answer. So I will attempt to answer it both ways.
The simple answer to what are intermodal trucking companies is rather short and sweet. Intermodal trucking companies are those that transport containers and/or trailers without ever touching the freight within.
The entire container or trailer is handled as one unit, from a transportation point of view.
Intermodal freight handling is most associated with shipping and rail cargo transportation. The merchandise, equipment, supplies, or whatever, is loaded at the point of origination.
It is sealed, locked and/or otherwise secured with a container, trailer, or other means and then transported unopened until it reaches its final destination.
Now this is usually required the loading and offloading of the container (or whatever) a couple of times but the actual freight is not touched. So what do I mean?
