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State Legislative Update Bills addressing proper classification of truck drivers and/or related issues, such as unemployment compensation law exemption, are active in at least five states. See chart. Measures impacting or aimed at enhancing trade and transportation opportunities have advanced in several statehouses, including in New Jersey (S.B. 116 and S.B. 510) and Virginia (H.B. 186). In addition, a bill outlawing indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts has moved forward in Rhode Island (H.B. 7166). Find complete information on the status of state legislation impacting intermodal freight transportation at www.intermodal.org under the "State Legislative/Regulatory Activities" subtab beneath the "Industry Issues" tab under the "Industry Information" directory. State Bill Number(s) of Active Driver Classification Measures Indiana S.B. 400 Missouri H.B. 1756 New Jersey S.B. 800, S.B. 121 Vermont H.B. 773, S.B. 211 Washington H.B. 1519 People in the News The UPS Board of Directors unanimously elected David P. Abney, chief executive oﬃcer, as chairman of the board. Abney Abney succeeds Scott Davis who will retire from his position on the UPS Board effective as of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. The Institute of International Container Lessors has elected Simon Vernon, president and chief executive oﬃcer of Triton Container International Ltd., as its chairman for 2016. He succeeds Philip K. Brewer, president and CEO of Textainer Group Holdings Ltd., in this role. Keith Lovetro, president and CEO of TRAC Intermodal, was elected as first vice president; Victor Garcia, president and CEO of CAI International, as second vice president; and George Elkas, president of FlexiVan Leasing, as treasurer. Joseph Kwok, CEO of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd., and William J. Shea Jr., chairman and 16 Intermodal Insights | March 2016 http://www.intermodal.org http://www.IMCCompanies.com

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Insights - March 2016
Aviation Bill Backs Federal HOS
FMC Launches Supply Chain Innovation Team
ITC Looks into Chinese Truck Tires
New Board Member
Nominations Sought for Silver Kingpin Award
Roundtables Announced for O&M Meeting
UMD Students to Conduct Membership Survey
Keeping Quality Chassis on the Road
Information Services News
Freight Reports
Sustainability News
Port News
2016 Sponsors
In Brief
People in the News
State Legislative Update
Welcome New Members
Early Intermodalist Carmichael Dies
Intermodal Calendar

Insights - March 2016