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STATES - from page 7 compensation law exemption, are still active in several other states, including: State Bill Number(s) of Active Driver Classification Measures Georgia S.R. 11 Iowa H.F. 72 Massachusetts H.B. 3115 Minnesota H.F. 2250 Missouri H.B. 461 New Jersey A.B. 2860, A.B. 3208, S.B. 992, S.B. 2033 North Carolina H.B. 482, H.B. 532 Vermont S.B. 82 Virginia H.B. 1806, S.B. 745 Washington H.B. 1519, S.B. 5566 Bills specific to facilitation of larger truck loads remain active in a few states. Some carry over for consideration in 2016. The states include Idaho (H.J.M. 8), Illinois (S.B. 1390, with S.R. 233 opposing a weight limit increase), Michigan (H.B. 4257, H.B. 4586, S.B. 166, S.B. 274 and S.B. 396) and South Carolina (H.R. 3789). Three states which are members of the Western States Transportation Alliance, have this year petitioned Congress to allow increased truck weights in the region. These are North Dakota (H.C.R 3034), Utah (S.J.R. 13), and Wyoming (H.J.R. 8). Find complete information on the status of state legislation impacting intermodal freight transportation on the IANA homepage at www.intermodal.org. Freight Reports Retail Imports Continue Holiday Climb Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports was expected to increase in October as retailers make final preparations for the holiday season, according to the Oct. 9 Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. "The holidays are almost here, and retailers are ready," said Jonathan Gold, vice president for supply chain and customs policy at NRF. "Merchants have been stocking up since summer, and there should be plenty on the shelves as consumers begin their holiday shopping." The nation's top containerports handled 1.68 million twenty-foot equivalent units in August, the latest month for which numbers are available. This was a 3.9 percent increase over July and a 10.4 percent above August 2014. Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports was expected to rise 3.3 percent in October over the year-earlier period. The year was anticipated to close 5.7 percent ahead of 2014 at a total of 18.3 million TEUs. West Coast ports have largely recovered their share of cargo following the labor dispute which ended earlier this year, noted Ben Hackett, Founder of Hackett Associates, but the inventory-tosales ratio remains "stubbornly high" because of the influx of cargo that followed. "We would have thought that by now the aftermath of the disruption at the West Coast ports had worked its way through, which would help to reduce inventory," he said. "This is not the case." Global Port Tracker covers the U.S. ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast; and Houston on the Gulf Coast. (857) 300-3928 | info@gansettp.com 8 Intermodal Insights | November 2015 http://www.intermodal.org http://www.Gansettp.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - November 2015

PTC Extended to December 2018
SMS Data Sufficient Says FMCSA
CII Recognizes IANA’s Casey
Official IANA 2016 Board Election Results
Driving Change for Intermodal Growth
State Legislative Update
FMCSA Metrics Dig Deeper
Freight Reports
Scenes from EXPO 2015
Sustainability News
Port News
People in the News
In Brief
2015 Sponsors
Welcome New Members
Intermodal Calendar

Insights - November 2015