Home/American Shipper/Analyst: Intermodal poised for long-term shipper growth American ShipperIntermodal Analyst: Intermodal poised for long-term shipper growth FreightWaves Staff · Monday, October 14, 2013 Facebook Twitter/X LinkedInWhile intermodal growth has remained steady at a rate of between 3 percent and 5 percent year over year, Nate Brochmann of William Blair & Co. said bringing midsized shippers into the fold will help increase that growth moving forward.