Schneider has announced that the company is expanding its intermodal service by moving its primary western United States rail partnership to Union Pacific, beginning in 2023. Schneider has a North American intermodal fleet with over 25,000 containers and plans to double the company’s intermodal size by 2030.
The move also pushes Schneider closer to sustainability goals and reducing the company’s carbon footprint. According to Schneider, the carrier saves 700m pounds of CO2 annually by working with railroads that can move a ton of freight up to 500 miles on a single gallon of fuel.
According to Schneider, it will have the largest company driver dray fleet of any intermodal carrier hauling freight on Union Pacific and the first carrier with both company-owned containers and chassis. With the combination of Schneider’s eastern partnership with CSX, the transition will create more direct transcontinental connections for the company’s customers.
Schneider will continue to move freight with its current western rail provider for the remainder of 2022 and transition to full service on the Union Pacific rail network on January 1, 2023.
Source: Schneider
