intermodal
adjective
in·ter·mod·al
ˌin-tər-ˈmō-dəl 
1
: being or involving transportation by more than one form of carrier during a single journey
2
: used for intermodal transport
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Finally, intermodal contract rates follow with a six-to-12-month lag.
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Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Cargo theft costs the U.S. trucking industry a staggering $18 million every day.
March 30, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. EDT
Donna Lemm is chief strategy officer for the trucking and intermodal company IMC Logistics, based in Collierville, Tennessee.
—Donna Lemm, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Massive intermodal facilities, growth of industrial warehouses have contributed to the Joliet area having highest concentration of pollution in the state.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
In Broward County, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is evaluating the integration of a vertiport into a broader intermodal project at the eastern end of the airport.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
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Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Cargo theft costs the U.S. trucking industry a staggering $18 million every day.
March 30, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. EDT
Donna Lemm is chief strategy officer for the trucking and intermodal company IMC Logistics, based in Collierville, Tennessee.
—Donna Lemm, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Massive intermodal facilities, growth of industrial warehouses have contributed to the Joliet area having highest concentration of pollution in the state.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
In Broward County, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is evaluating the integration of a vertiport into a broader intermodal project at the eastern end of the airport.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Intermodal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermodal. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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