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2007 Expo/TransComp Features Educational Seminars, Innovative Services, Networking

25th Anniversary Trade Show from November 11-13 Is a Silver Celebration

CALVERTON, MD and Arlington, VA, October 22, 2007—The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) and the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) have completed plans to deliver a strong combination of excellent seminars, innovative technology, new services and attractive networking opportunities at their November 10-14 meeting in Atlanta.

More than 275 businesses and organizations will display the latest products, services and technology, including a roadside inspection safety demonstration by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. The 2007 Expo/TransComp continues the tradition of offering a superior package of networking opportunities, trade show activities and highly topical educational seminars for the more than 3,000 senior transportation and logistics officials who are expected to attend. All available trade show space has been sold this year, which marks the 25th Anniversary of both IANA’s Intermodal Expo and NITL’s TransComp Exhibition.

• Antitrust Immunity—Is there a future for anti-trust immunity in light of the European decision?
• Choosing the Right Partners—How essential is partner selection in the logistics marketplace?
• Collaboration in the Market Place—How does collaboration add value for shippers and carriers?
• Energy Outlook to 2030—What’s the outlook for energy production, conservation use and prices?
• HazMat—How are security, liability and community concerns shaping the future of shipping “HazMats?”
• Is It Good to be “Green?”—Will stricter environmental rules affect transportation and who will pay for them?
• IT Strategies that Advance Knowledge and Business—Do IT investments “pay off”? Are they worthwhile?
• Price and Service in the Market Place—How are cost and service tradeoffs managed by buyers and sellers?
• Private Financing of Infrastructure—Is private financing the answer for infrastructure capacity needs?
• Capacity—What are the real needs and where should money be spent?
• The Rise of Dedicated Service – Are long-term service agreements the right choice for carriers and shippers?
• Where Does the Container Start and Stop?—How much do inland routing changes affect shippers’ options?

Featured speakers include Kurt Kuehn, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for UPS, who will give the industry keynote address on Monday, November 12, and noted security experts James and Meredith Olson, who deliver closing remarks the next day.

As in past years, the annual membership meetings of IANA and the NITL will be conducted in conjunction with the event. TIA will host its Fall meeting. The organizations also have scheduled committee and division meetings during the event.

Registration information is available on the individual organizations’ Web sites: www.intermodal.org, www.nitl.organd 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.