Author

Anthony Wheeler

Anthony Wheeler is a logistics writer focused on intermodal operations, shipment visibility, and exception-driven performance. At Intermodal Insider, he turns complex status events, terminal dynamics, and disruption signals into clear, decision-ready guidance for shippers, carriers, and 3PL teams.

Intermodal operations • shipment visibility • exceptions & dwell

Short bio

  • Intermodal freight and shipment visibility.
  • Operational meaning behind status events.
  • Exceptions, dwell, and terminal constraints.

Systems-first, source-aware reporting.

Coverage

What Anthony covers

Intermodal tracking fundamentals

Status events, milestones, and the operational meaning behind each signal.

Terminal and rail ramp workflows

How facility operations and handoffs affect visibility and planning.

Dwell drivers and recovery playbooks

Common dwell patterns and the operational moves that reduce delay.

Exception patterns

Holds, appointments, equipment shortages, and why they cascade.

Disruption briefs

What changed, who is affected, and what to monitor next.

Glossary-grade explanations

Clean definitions for milestones and events that teams often confuse.

Short bio

Snapshot

Anthony Wheeler is a logistics writer specializing in intermodal freight and shipment visibility. His work focuses on how status events and milestones translate into real operational decisions, especially when exceptions, dwell, or terminal constraints appear. At Intermodal Insider, he covers rail and terminal workflows, disruption signals, and practical tracking literacy for shippers, carriers, and 3PL teams. His approach is systems-first: define the event, verify the source, explain the operational meaning, and outline what to monitor next.

Full bio

Operator mindset, clarity first

Anthony Wheeler writes about intermodal logistics with an operator's mindset. Before focusing on editorial work, he spent years close to day-to-day freight coordination, working with schedules, status updates, customer expectations, and the reality that a single ambiguous event can trigger a chain of wrong decisions. That experience shaped his core belief: visibility is only useful when people understand what a status actually means in the workflow.

Over time, Anthony's focus moved from moving loads to reducing uncertainty. He became increasingly interested in the mechanics behind intermodal tracking, how milestones are created, why events arrive late or conflict, and where exceptions typically form: terminal dwell, appointment constraints, equipment imbalances, holds, and disruption cascades.

At Intermodal Insider, he covers intermodal fundamentals, terminal and rail ramp dynamics, and exception patterns that materially affect service and planning. His writing is designed to be practical: define the event, show what it usually implies operationally, highlight the common failure modes, and outline what teams should monitor next.

Anthony separates reporting from analysis. When information is confirmed, he links to sources and timestamps updates. When details are uncertain, he labels the uncertainty and avoids false precision. If something changes, or if a mistake slips through, he supports transparent corrections and update notes so readers can track what changed and why.

His goal is not to chase headlines. It is to help logistics teams make calmer, better decisions under imperfect information using clear definitions, consistent terminology, and source-aware reporting.

E-E-A-T method

How Anthony works

  • Two-source rule for disputed or high-impact claims.
  • Clear labeling: Confirmed, Corroborated, Reported, Analysis.
  • Definitions-first approach and glossary discipline.
  • Update logs for time-sensitive stories.
  • Source linking and attribution standards.
  • Corrections welcomed, see Corrections & Updates.
Featured work

Selected articles and guides

Tracking Exceptions Dwell Disruption Guides

In-Gate vs Out-Gate: What actually changes

Clarifies how gate events translate into operational actions and downstream planning.

Milestones Definitions

Common terminal hold codes and what they imply

Maps hold signals to likely operational constraints and next steps.

Exceptions Terminals

Dwell drivers: what causes dwell spikes

Breaks down dwell risk by appointment, congestion, and equipment constraints.

Dwell Planning

Disruption brief template: what changed and who is affected

A repeatable structure for advising teams during service impacts.

Disruption Briefs

Rail ramp workflow: arrival, unload, availability

Explains how ramp stages align to planning milestones.

Workflow Ramps

Status events to milestones: a translation guide

Defines how to map carrier events to actionable milestones.

Visibility Milestones

Appointment constraints: signals to watch

Highlights appointment bottlenecks and where they show up in tracking.

Appointments Exceptions

Service recovery checklist for intermodal teams

A practical list for stabilization after disruption signals stabilize.

Recovery Playbooks
Topics

Topics & keywords

intermodal tracking status events milestones in-gate out-gate rail ramp terminal dwell drayage availability exception alerts appointment windows disruption brief service recovery visibility basics operational definitions terminal workflows equipment imbalances hold codes dwell risk capacity constraints
Contact

Send a tip or correction

Editorial contact only. No confidential or proprietary shipment data.

Contact editorial

Email editorial@intermodalinsider.com.

Include a URL, the specific claim, and any supporting references.

No confidential or proprietary shipment data.

FAQ

Mini FAQ

What does Anthony write about?

Intermodal operations, shipment visibility, exceptions and dwell, and the operational meaning behind status events.

How are sources verified?

Claims are linked to sources and higher-impact items follow a two-source rule when possible.

Can I request a topic?

Yes. Send a request to editorial with the operational question and any references.

How do corrections work?

Material corrections are timestamped. Updates explain what changed and why.