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CHASSIS
chassis and signing long-term equipment leases.
Manning also noted benefits from the influx of new
equipment investments by the trucker-owned cooperative and
others.
Stuart James, vice president of
sales at Hyundai Translead, said the
growing opportunity in the chassis
market has brought the equipment
provider back into the intermodal
sector.
"We like the [chassis] business
now," James said, as its customers
increasingly request installation of
technology such as GPS. "We'd like
to stay in it." He anticipates the market
James
for 53-foot chassis will be stronger
over the next several years, though eventually the 20-foot and
40-foot fleets will have to be renewed. "At some point, those
poor devils [international chassis] won't have any more life in
them," he said.
Equipment Condition
Equipment condition remains a concern, Smith said.
For example, the term "bad order" can be subjective, in the
sense that perceptions of whether a chassis is roadable can
vary among drivers and the fact that the urgency to move a
load may force the use of a chassis that otherwise would be
red-tagged.
14 Intermodal Insights | May/June 2018
"Motor carriers have to plan for ocean
freight surges that create an acute need for
more chassis."
---Dan-Smith,-partner,-Tioga-Group
Burton was one of the speakers at the Business Meeting who commented about inconsistent equipment condition
and roadability. For example, he said equipment condition and
operations are more efficient in some regions, such as the
Southeast, than they are in the Midwest.
Manning said there needs to be new incentives to maintain
equipment condition quality in a pool structure, which remains
an issue in the drive to create a chassis fleet with better, more
modern equipment
However, there were these positive indicators.
Darrell Ruban, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
official, said at the IANA committee meetings that there has
been a continued improvement in chassis condition, reflected in
steadily decreasing out-of-service actions over the past several
years.
Lovetro cited a few steps being taken to address equipment
condition, including placing more surveyors in the field to identify where equipment repairs are needed. TRAC is also using a
combination of rehabilitation and remanufacturing of chassis
that covers tens of thousands of units. Other IEPs are making
similar investments.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - May/June 2018
IANA News
Operations & Maintenance Business Meeting 2018 Recap: Creating the Future of Intermodal
Intermodal Is on a Positive Path in 2018
Chassis Market’s Evolution Blends Promise, Challenges
Identifying the Missing Link in Chassis Maintenance
ELD Mandate Lessons: Opportunity, Compliance, Tech Issues
ELD Mandate Effect: Opportunity Beckons for Intermodal
Ocean Carrier Realignments Trigger Significant Change for Intermodal
Freight Report
Build Awareness of Intermodal to Attract Job Candidates
3PLs Adopt Technology to Enhance Customer Relationships
As Technology Changes Business Relationships, Personalization Still Matters
Voice of the Shipper
Government News
New Members
People News
Intermodal Calendar
Insights - May/June 2018 - Cover1
Insights - May/June 2018 - 2
Insights - May/June 2018 - 3
Insights - May/June 2018 - IANA News
Insights - May/June 2018 - Operations & Maintenance Business Meeting 2018 Recap: Creating the Future of Intermodal
Insights - May/June 2018 - 6
Insights - May/June 2018 - 7
Insights - May/June 2018 - 8
Insights - May/June 2018 - Intermodal Is on a Positive Path in 2018
Insights - May/June 2018 - 10
Insights - May/June 2018 - Chassis Market’s Evolution Blends Promise, Challenges
Insights - May/June 2018 - 12
Insights - May/June 2018 - 13
Insights - May/June 2018 - 14
Insights - May/June 2018 - Identifying the Missing Link in Chassis Maintenance
Insights - May/June 2018 - ELD Mandate Lessons: Opportunity, Compliance, Tech Issues
Insights - May/June 2018 - 17
Insights - May/June 2018 - ELD Mandate Effect: Opportunity Beckons for Intermodal
Insights - May/June 2018 - Ocean Carrier Realignments Trigger Significant Change for Intermodal
Insights - May/June 2018 - 20
Insights - May/June 2018 - 21
Insights - May/June 2018 - 22
Insights - May/June 2018 - Freight Report
Insights - May/June 2018 - Build Awareness of Intermodal to Attract Job Candidates
Insights - May/June 2018 - 25
Insights - May/June 2018 - 26
Insights - May/June 2018 - 27
Insights - May/June 2018 - 3PLs Adopt Technology to Enhance Customer Relationships
Insights - May/June 2018 - 29
Insights - May/June 2018 - 30
Insights - May/June 2018 - As Technology Changes Business Relationships, Personalization Still Matters
Insights - May/June 2018 - 32
Insights - May/June 2018 - 33
Insights - May/June 2018 - 34
Insights - May/June 2018 - Government News
Insights - May/June 2018 - 36
Insights - May/June 2018 - New Members
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Insights - May/June 2018 - Intermodal Calendar
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