Insights - September 2015 - (Page 3)

IANA Adds a New Senior Vice President Recognizing IANA's continued growth in membership as well as service and program offerings, the Board approved the creation of a Keppler new leadership position at the association. Stephen A. Keppler has joined IANA as senior vice president. Keppler's responsibilities will extend throughout the organization. These include overseeing the Member Services and Conferences/Events departments and developing new businesses for the association's Information Services. Keppler brings nearly two dozen years of experience in truck safety and freight transportation issue management. Most recently he was the executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, a position he held since 2009. Before joining CVSA, he served as director of vehicle systems at Intelligent Transportation Society of America, the nation's largest organization dedicated to advancing the research, development and deployment of intelligent transportation systems. Prior to that, Keppler worked six years with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration Office of Motor Carriers, which would later become the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. His roles there included conducting field compliance reviews and roadside inspections. He holds two bachelor's degrees - in civil engineering and architectural engineering - from Drexel University and lives in Ellicott City, Md., with his wife, Dana, and sons Alexander and Elliott. Board Nominations Deadline is Sept. 8 IANA has issued the Call for Nominations for individuals to run for its 2016 Board of Directors. Nominations must be submitted no later than Tuesday, September 8, 2015. The process will be conducted via a secure web-based system. Visit the Members Only area of the IANA website to find details and instructions regarding the nominations process. The following Directors' seats will be up for election. The term of office is 3 years. Divisional Seats Current Director 3PL Marine Motor Carrier Rail Phil Shook, C.H. Robinson Michael B. Wilson, Hamburg Sud North America, Inc. Kevin Lhotak, Reliable Transportation Specialists, Inc. Katie Farmer, BNSF Railway Co. Incumbents Katie Farmer and Michael Wilson are eligible for re-election. Directors Kevin Lhotak and Phil Shook have served two, consecutive threeyear terms and may not run for the Board during the 2016 Elections. Port Everglades, FECR Look to Showcase ICTF As Florida East Coast Railway's intermodal container transfer facility at Port Everglades enters its second year of operation, officials of both the railroad and the south Florida port are celebrating success. James R. Hertwig, FECR's president and chief executive officer, cited a 26 percent increase in volume following the July 2014 move to the at-port ICTF from offsite yard facilities. "This is a terrific milestone that validates the investment made by FECR, Port Everglades, the state of Florida and Broward County - one that will have long-lasting benefits for the community by reducing road congestion and greenhouse gas emissions." "The ICTF ensures that Port Everglades is competitive with other U.S. East Coast gateways, and, most importantly, gives South Florida a cost and time-tomarket advantage over many of these gateways," said Steven M. Cernak, Port Everglades' chief executive and port director. The $53 million, 43-acre FECR facility, developed via a public-private partnership, expects a further boost in activity in September, as a second outbound train is added. This would make two daily trains heading north to Jacksonville in addition to two inbound trains. Juan Flores (left), Port Everglades' assistant to the port director for intermodal programs, joins Bill Greenough, Florida East Coast Railway assistant trainmaster, in pointing out the success of FECR's atport intermodal container transfer facility. The ICTF features three GPS-driven Mi-Jack overhead cranes, 11 terminal tractors, 21,000 feet of processing and storage tracks, separate domestic and international gate complexes and aroundthe-clock surveillance. It is one of numerous recent enhancements at Port Everglades. The containerport, Florida's busiest, annually handles more than 1 million 20-footequivalent container units. Port Everglades and Florida East Coast Railway are co-host sponsors of Intermodal EXPO 2015. A space-available tour of the ICTF is part of this year's EXPO experience. September 2015 | Intermodal Insights 3

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

Fed Update
Highway Funding Extended Again
HOS Report Spurs Divergent View
IANA Adds a new Senior Vice President
Board Nominations Deadline is Sept. 8
Port Everglades, FECR Look to Showcase ICTF
Exclusive Report: Intermodal Growth Hinges on Services, Analysts Say in EXPO Session Preview
Get Social and Connect at Intermodal EXPO
Several Trends Emerge Under Scrutiny of Intermodal Industry's Success
Freight Report
Port News
People in the News
In Brief
2015 Sponsors
New Members
Industry Calendar

Insights - September 2015