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IANA, NITL and TIA Offer Practical Education Sessions in Anaheim
Diverse, Insightful Learning Program Benefits All Levels of Freight Transportation Professionals
Calverton, MD—The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), and the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) have assembled a diverse and practical educational program for freight transportation professionals attending America’s premier freight transportation event – the co-located 2005 IANA Intermodal Expo and NITL TransComp.
This year's exciting seminars begin with the popular Issues Forum series that addresses emerging challenges and current topics that affect all modes and sectors of the freight transportation industry. Over the next two days, there will be a total of 12 additional no-nonsense sessions. They touch on many timely industry concerns; following is a brief rundown of the educational sessions that are being offered to attendees this year:
The Joy of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
- Illustrates the practical implications of SOX, how its implementation has impacted the supply chain, and how new requirements may impact your company in the future
Freight in Southern California–Leading or Bleeding Edge?(A Two-Part Discussion)
- Questions whether California has been transformed from a "leading edge" of transportation innovation to a "bleeding edge" of congestion and infrastructure shortfall
How It Works and How to Explain It
- Illustrates the freight transportation process that occurs after a shipper "makes the call"
Preferential Payments
- Debates whether preferential payment claims in carrier bankruptcies have become a new undercharge claim and explains how they can be prevented
Who Brings the Assets?
- Addresses the concerns and impacts of equipment providers initiating new policies that will serve to privatize various rail equipment pools, and explains what may be driving this trend
Managing Carriers in a Changing Market
- Provides practical tips on how to best manage the process of choosing a mode and carrier in a market of tight capacity and expanded transportation offerings
It's Not Your Father's C-TPAT Security Program
- Offers an in-depth analysis of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's new "super-sized" version of its Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
Doing Business Like a Big Ocean Shipper
- Presents realistic opportunities for shippers to benefit from NVOCCs'new authority to enter into confidential contractual arrangements with their customers
Shipper, Carrier, and 3PL Credit Management
- Explains the differences between conventional and more innovative shipper, carrier, and 3PL credit reporting tools, while providing an overview of how companies rate your credit
Calculating Freight Surcharges in Today's Environment–Truckload and Intermodal
- Provides a lively debate between shippers and carriers on the modal methodologies used in determining freight surcharges
Capacity–How Much and at What Price?
- Explores the current capacity-constrained freight transportation market, and attempts to explain its “how’s and why’s”
The co-located 2005 IANA Intermodal Expo and NITL TransComp will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on November 12-15, 2005. IANA and NITL will also hold their annual membership meetings in conjunction with the event while TIA will conduct its fall meeting. In addition to the useful educational sessions and issues forums, there will also be stimulating joint session speakers and excellent networking opportunities for attendees, along with a tradeshow floor overflowing with equipment, technology, and services.
For further information, please visit the IANA, NITL and TIA websites; they
are:
www.intermodal.org
www.nitl.org
www.tianet.org
IANA is North America's leading industry trade association representing the combined interests of the intermodal freight industry. IANA's membership includes railroads, water carriers and stacktrain operators; port authorities; intermodal truckers and over-the-road highway carriers; intermodal marketing and logistics companies; and suppliers to the industry such as equipment manufacturers, intermodal leasing companies and consulting firms. IANA's associate members include shippers, academic institutions, government entities and non-profit associations.
