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Intermodal freight transportation is booming, but port congestion and problems getting enough containers and chassis to the right place at the right time are snarling logistics for many companies.

Gross believes U.S. domestic intermodal will be resilient enough to move 2.4% more freight next year despite those trends, compared with the 3% decline year-to-date versus 2015.

Domestic intermodal, led by truck/rail, has risen nearly 25% this year, compared with 2006, IANA statistics show. International intermodal is ahead of the 2011 pace by 2.6%, but still trails 2006.