BNSF, J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Grupo Mexico’s Ferromex (GMXT) are launching an intermodal service that they are saying will slash a break day transit time between Monterrey in Mexico and Chicago and offer opportunities for purchasers to grow into expanding markets in Mexico.
The service will begin Jan. 1, 2024. Service shall be offered between the Monterrey, Silao-Bajio and Pantaco-Mexico City regions and Chicago and the U.S. Midwest via the border gateway at Eagle Pass, Texas. The Dallas-Fort Price area in Texas can be a possible interchange point with BNSF’s broader U.S. network, in accordance with the map below.
Utilizing Eagle Pass can even serve instead choice to the gateway at El Paso, Texas. The El Paso gateway can be serviced by BNSF, in addition to Union Pacific.
Here is how the three describe the service: Trains carrying intermodal containers from the U.S. will interchange at Eagle Pass with trains operated by GMXT. On the border, GMXT’s trains will take those containers to Monterrey, Silao-Bajio and Pantaco-Mexico City six days per week.
The brand new service comes just after BNSF (NYSE: BRK-B) and J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) announced last week at FreightWaves’ F3 event that they’ve launched Quantum, a premium intermodal offering designed to make sure improved delivery times with consistent service. Quantum shall be run by employees from each corporations at a brand new intermodal center at BNSF’s headquarters in Fort Price, Texas. The customized offering will cut delivery times by sooner or later from normal intermodal service. The shipments shall be given priority drayage and rail positions to satisfy the time thresholds. The businesses are informing customers to expect 95% on-time delivery.
Meanwhile, GMXT also has a partnership with BNSF rival Union Pacific and Canadian railway CN that seeks to bolster intermodal service between Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. And Canadian Pacific Kansas City said earlier this 12 months that it’s offering each day intermodal service between Chicago and San Luis Potosi and Monterrey in Mexico.
“Our organizations are committed to growth in Mexico and this joint service offering is a direct reflection of that commitment,” BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer said in a Tuesday release. “By utilizing the capability and expertise of the most important intermodal railroad within the U.S., the most important railroad in Mexico, and the most important domestic intermodal carrier, this product will seamlessly connect the North American intermodal network.”
“This latest service offering will provide resilient, cross-border solutions that give our customers optionality to support their growing supply chain needs in Mexico,” J.B. Hunt CEO John Roberts said.
“GMXT is able to support the freight demand growth that nearshoring presents with North America by providing flexible and top-notch rail services to our customers. Eagle Pass is a strategic gateway, and we’re committed to connecting México and the U.S. through smart and secure borders while helping our countries facilitate the trade,” said the railway’s president, Fernando López.
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Related links:
- J.B. Hunt, BNSF launch premium intermodal service Quantum
- UP touts faster Falcon Premium service as ‘a giant deal’
- CPKC now offering each day intermodal service between Midwest, Mexico
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