Insights - August 2016 - (Page 19)

IN BRIEF The Institute of International Container Lessors announced that it has revised its current inspection criteria and processes for dry van containers which will be implemented on a worldwide basis on Aug. 1 2016. Effective July 5, 2016, the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative, in partnership with Consolidated Chassis Management, will commence operating a pool of 40 foot premium chassis in the Houston area available for short and long term use. The Nogales Street Grade Separation Project, which separates BNSF and Union Pacific rail freight from local vehicle traffic in southern California's City of Industry, opened on June 17. CIMC Vehicles has completed its acquisition of Retlan Manufacturing Limited, the Toomebridge - Northern Ireland maker of trailer vans, curtainsiders, dumps, platforms and container chassis. Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoﬀ LLP has been named "Law Firm of the Year in Transportation Law" in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" ranking. TMW Systems introduced Software-as-a-Service versions of its TMW Data Warehouse, Data Warehouse Explorer and Visual Analytics solutions. Effective July 1, Californiabased Progressive Transportation Services has become part of IMC Companies, bringing the number of brands under the IMC Companies umbrella to nine. Under an agreement between the Illinois Department of Trans- portation, CenterPoint, the City of Joliet and Will County, CenterPoint will build and operate a new tolled bridge on Houbolt Road over the Des Plaines River and the BNSF railroad tracks. Meritor WABCO received the 2015 Excellence in Quality and the 2015 On-Time Delivery Performance awards from Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has opened new enterprise sales branch office locations in San Antonio, Texas, and Portland, Maine, bringing its total enterprise sales branch office locations across the country to 36. Commercial vehicle inspectors will conduct brake system inspections on large trucks and buses throughout North America on Sept. 11, part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's "Brake Safety Week" Sept. 11-17. CSX will open a new intermodal terminal, known as the Carolina Connector, in eastern North Carolina. American Trucking Associations leaders congratulated Transport Topics for winning a national bronze prize of the national 2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. The Ocean Alliance, which includes CMA-GCM, China Cosco Shipping, OOCL and Evergreen, said it could deploy up to 220 ships on the U.S. trades, including container ships as large as 21,000 TEUs. Pressure Systems International has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Plasma Stream Technologies, whose plasma actuator technology reduces aerodynamic drag on semi-trucks and trailers. Florida East Coast Railway has partnered with Logistical Labs to expand their LoadDex intermodal booking solutions, allowing mutual customers to access FECR intermodal rates directly within LoadDex. REZ-1, Inc. has acquired IAS - International Asset Systems, a leader in cloud-based solutions for global logistics and transportation management, focusing on first- and last-mile landside movement. August 2016 | Intermodal Insights 19 http://www.cushingtrans.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - August 2016

Insights - August 2016
DOT FASTLANE Grants Benefi t Intermodal
FECR’s Hertwig to Receive Silver Kingpin Award
IANA Committee Meetings at EXPO
National Truck Driver Awareness Week Request
Nominees Sought for IANA Board
A Conversation with Former IANA chairman David Wedaman
Thom Albrecht Shares His Views on Intermodal Growth and M&A
Freight Reports
Port News
Sustainability News
People in the News
Speakers Announced for Intermodal EXPO 2016
Commerce Affirms Duty on Chinese Tires
In Brief
2016 Sponsors
Welcome New Members
Intermodal Calendar

Insights - August 2016