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IANA’s Operations & Maintenance Seminar
Features
Cross-Section of Experts
May 2-3 Panels Will Feature Intermodal Industry Leaders
Calverton, MD, April 10, 2006 – Experts from railroads, ocean carriers, trucking companies and industry suppliers will be among the featured speakers at the Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) 12th Annual Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar, May 2-3 at the Oak Brook Hills Resort in Oak Brook, Illinois.
IANA committee meetings the afternoon of May 1 will precede the opening of the seminar. The U.S. DOT Intermodal Freight Transportation Working Group (IFTWG) will hold its Spring Meeting in cooperation with the seminar, as well. Seminar registrants are welcome and encouraged to attend the IFTWG sessions taking place on May 1 and 2.
The seminar will offer concurrent workshops the afternoon of Tuesday, May 2 and the morning of May 3, and will close with a multi-speaker general session Wednesday afternoon. Confirmed participants as of April 7 include:
Terminal Operating Equipment — Economics and Opportunities
- Thomas P. Kelly, Director, Auto Operations & Technology, BNSF Railway
- Michael Grace, V.P. Marketing & Business Management, Mi-Jack Products
- Fred Lee, Vice President Marketing, TrackMobile
International Chassis Pools
- Michael R. Mitchell, Dir. Chassis Pool Devel., Consolidated Chassis Management, LLC
- John P. Smith, Dir. Intermodal Assets Premium Operations, Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Domestic Chassis Pools
- John Stringer, Director Intermodal & Carload Services, Exel Transportation Services, Inc.
- David L. Howland, Vice President Rail, Schneider National, Inc.
- Robert E. Huffman, Vice President Intermodal Operations, Norfolk Southern Corp.
- Herbert Mertz, COO, Trac Lease, Inc.
Tire Failure Analysis
- Lowell Slimp, Commercial Product Manager-Central Reg., Continental General Tire, Inc.
- David Esposito, Technical Manager-Chassis, Maersk, Inc.
- Kevin Richert, V.P./General Manager of CBA Tire-Melrose Park, Chicago Bandag, Inc.
- Christopher M. Wright, Vice President, Affton Trucking
General Session—Capacity Through Velocity and Visibility
- Doug Daun, Terminal Superintendent-Intermodal, CSX Intermodal
- Edward F. McQuillan, General Manager-Intermodal Services, Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.
- Kevin Harrington, Vice President, H&M International Transportation
- Joseph V. Long, Senior Manager of Hub Operations, BNSF Railway of Corwith
- William Pacella, President, Pacella Trucking Express, Inc.
- Jim Ronchetto, President, Quality Services
Registration for the 2006 Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar is $350 for At-Large members, $400 for Regular members, and $450 for non-members. Visit the IANA website at www.intermodal.org for additional information on seminar registration and costs.
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.
