CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 57% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 30, a notable improvement from the 31% order fulfillment performance seen in week 29.
That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition.
Despite the improvement, the railways still have been unable to fulfill more than 58% of shipper orders over the last five weeks.
In supplying 70% of cars ordered by shippers in week 30, CN performance more than doubled from the 30% order fulfillment performance seen the prior week.
CN performance remains below the 90% performance threshold for a thirty-second straight week.
CPKC saw performance improve modestly, with the railway supplying 39% of shipper orders in week 30 as compared to the 33% order fulfillment performance seen the prior week.
CPKC has now failed to supply more than 55% of cars ordered by shippers for seven consecutive weeks and has not reached the 50% threshold for four consecutive weeks.
CPKC performance remains below the 90% performance threshold for a fourteenth consecutive week.