chassis pools

Do you know where your chassis are?

container chassis

Container chassis may be simple assets, but there is nothing simple about tracking their location throughout the U.S. supply chain.

Chassis providers and technology developers in recent years have chipped away at the challenge to electronically track usage of these assets with shippers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), carriers, marine terminals and rail ramps.

“The problem is that there are many parties and systems involved when using chassis to dray containers,” Glenn Jones, global vice...

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DCLI expands chassis fleet in US Gulf region

Direct ChassisLink (DCLI) said it has recently added 1,000 new chassis to its proprietary pool in the U.S. Gulf region.

DCLI has been adding these chassis to its pool in Houston since March. However, the company said it expects the equipment to support container draymen and shippers throughout the Gulf.

The company added the chassis to the Gulf region after its departure earlier this year from the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association’s (OCEMA) Gulf Consolidated Chassis Pool (GCCP),...

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FMC assigns truckers’ chassis compliant to administrative law judges

container chassis

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has assigned to its Office of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) a complaint from the American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference (IMCC) alleging massive overcharges for container chassis use in recent years.

The FMC received the complaint from the association on Aug. 17.

The agency said in a Federal Register notice on Friday that the ALJ will make an initial decision by Aug. 24, 2021, followed by a final decision by the commission...

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Truckers seek $1.8B from ocean carriers for alleged chassis overcharges

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The American trucking industry has filed a cease-and-desist request with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) over what it says are ocean container carriers distorting the cost of chassis usage.

The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference (IMCC) filed the complaint against the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) and 10 of its ocean carrier members with the FMC on Monday.

The complaint also calls for the OCEMA and members to pay the trucking...

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TRAC Intermodal selects new president

TRAC Intermodal

TRAC Intermodal has appointed Daniel Walsh, formerly head of the last-mile business at XPO Logistics, as its new president and CEO.

Walsh replaces Jennifer Polli, who will leave the Princeton, New Jersey-based container chassis provider on Sept. 1.

Jennifer Polli leaves TRAC Intermodal (Photo: Courtesy)

Polli joined TRAC in 2012 and rose through the ranks to become president and CEO in 2018. The company credited her for leading the company through “significant transformation,” including its...

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Q&A: DCLI calls national chassis pool debate an illusion

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On the surface, a national chassis pool might appear to be a panacea for American shippers and their truckers, who continue to struggle with managing this crucial equipment for their intermodal container moves. But this type of pool would quickly prove disastrous, according to one industry representative who opposes the concept.

“We believe shippers and especially truckers are being led astray,” said Ryan Houfek, chief commercial officer of DCLI. “This one-size-fits-all approach of a single gray...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qampa-dcli-calls-national-chassis-pool-debate-an-illusion

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