The Intermodal Safety Committee is responsible for research, data collection, analysis, reporting and fostering adoption of specific operational practices between intermodal transportation stakeholders to address issues relating to safety. Focus areas include, but are not limited to, the safe operation of intermodal facilities and equipment. Also included in committee deliberations are regulatory and compliance issues and how they affect safety and intermodal operations.
Committee Goals:
- Foster a culture of safety in the intermodal community though the sharing of information and recommended practices.
- Collect intermodal safety mishap data, identify trends and report results to the IANA membership.
- Produce an annual intermodal industry safety update that provides insights into the frequency, types and results of container vessel, on-terminal, roadway and railway safety mishaps.
- Research and benchmark industry safety practices and training materials that can best be used to improve situational awareness and reduce intermodal related mishap activity.
- Develop innovative and clearly understood intermodal safety practices.
- Socialize the importance of shared and common intermodal safety practices for intermodal operations through education and awareness promotion.
- Assist members with enhancing regulatory knowledge and compliance.
Current Leadership
Chair
Justin Sellers
Taylor Logistics, Inc.
Vice Chair
Alan Tyson
C & K Trucking, LLC
Vice Chair
Bert Mayo
TrueNorth Companies
Board Liaison
Donna Lemm
IMC Companies
Next Meeting
Intermodal Operations, Safety and Maintenance Business Meeting
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 10AM CST
Lombard, IL
Previous Meeting
Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
In-Person, Intermodal EXPO
Long Beach, CA
View Presentations
- Intermodal Safety Committee presentation from the February 9, 2024 meeting.
- Intermodal Safety Committee presentation from the September 11, 2023 meeting.
- Intermodal Safety Committee presentation from the May 10, 2023 meeting.
- Intermodal Safety Committee presentation from the February 17, 2023 meeting.
- FMC Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel’s Maritime Transportation Data Initiative (MTDI) Preliminary Recommendations Presentation to the Joint Committee Education Session on September 12, 2022.
Webinars
IANA’s Intermodal Safety Committee presented a second webinar in the series, “Building Blocks of Safety” on November 9, 2023. Presented by ISC Chair, Jason Hunt of Georgia Ports Authority and ISC Vice Chair, Bert Mayo with TrueNorth Companies and featuring Dr, Gina Anderson, CEO of Luma Brighter Learning; the webinar focused on how adults learn and techniques that can be used to ensure safety training is effective for all employees.
IANA’s Intermodal Safety Committee presented the first webinar in the new series, “Building Blocks of Safety” on July 26, 2023. Presented by ISC Chair, Jason Hunt of Georgia Ports Authority and ISC Vice Chair, Bert Mayo with TrueNorth Companies; the team provided examples of policies, procedures and programs and document structures to help organizations minimize risk. Future sessions in the series will focus on training and education, recordkeeping, inspections and audits.
Darrell Ruban, Associate Administrator for Safety for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and his team, shared an in-depth analysis of the FMCSA Inspection Metrics for Intermodal Equipment (IME) in a presentation on June 14, 2023 for IANA members.
Minutes
- Minutes from the February 9, 2024 meeting.
- Minutes from the September 11, 2023 meeting.
- Minutes from the May 10, 2023 meeting.
- Minutes from the September 12, 2022 meeting.
- Minutes from the May 3, 2022 meeting.
- Minutes from the February 18, 2022 meeting.
Task Force
There are no active Task Forces at this time.
Working Groups
Building Blocks of Safety Working Group
Leader: Bert Mayo, TrueNorth Companies
Joint ISC and OPS Misreporting Working Group
Leaders: Alan Tyson, C & K Trucking, LLC; Jeremy Hayden, Union Pacific Railroad Company
