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DCLI adding GPS tracking to domestic chassis fleet

Chassis provider Direct ChassisLink Inc. (DCLI) said Wednesday it is adding GPS tracking technology to its fleet of more than 152,000 53-foot domestic chassis.

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company is the largest marine and domestic container chassis provider in the U.S., operating more than 415 locations near ports and depots. Its marine chassis fleet includes approximately 138,000 units.

The upgrades will begin immediately with completion expected by the end of 2026. The amount of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dcli-adding-gps-tracking-to-domestic-chassis-fleet

International Maritime Hall of Fame inductees announced

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey (MAPONY/NJ) has announced the 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame inductees.

They are Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority; Brian Buckley McAllister, president of McAllister Towing; Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express; Semiramis Paliou, director and CEO of Diana Shipping and chair of the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association; and Bill Shea, CEO of DCLI.

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Pick your bottleneck: Ports, chassis, containers, labor

Chassis being held by truckers longer

The most recent metrics from the Port of Los Angeles show supply chain constraints are still hovering near record levels, a trend that is expected to carry into 2022.  

During a monthly update, Gene Seroka, the port’s executive director, said dwell times for containers remain at or near all-time highs, with “significant volume headed our way throughout this year and into 2022.”

As of mid-September, dwell time for containers at terminals was six days, the highest since the volume surge began more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pick-your-bottleneck-ports-chassis-containers-labor

Intermodal Summit: Managing chassis pools in a chaotic market

FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill and DCLI's Mike O’Malley at the Intermodal Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The future of chassis pools

DETAILS: A discussion on port congestion and the impact on the chassis management process.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Kevin Hill, executive publisher at FreightWaves, and Mike O’Malley, SVP, government and public relations at Direct ChassisLink Inc. (DCLI)

BIO: O’Malley is DCLI’s primary point of contact with external stakeholders such as regulators, legislators, trade groups and the media.

His career includes more than two decades in public affairs,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/intermodal-summit-managing-chassis-pools-in-a-chaotic-market

How truckers can avoid a bad dray day

chassis pool

Pick a poorly maintained container chassis or the wrong one from a pool, and you are in for a bad dray day.

Stacked DCLI container chassis (Photo: DCLI)

American Shipper recently discussed this important topic for drayage truckers with Phil Wolfe, vice president of international sales for DCLI, the nation’s largest provider of intermodal chassis.  

Many draymen retrieve their chassis from bustling pools located next to large container ports. However, no two chassis are alike — they vary by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-truckers-can-avoid-a-bad-dray-day

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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US chassis providers stay on roll to radial tires

container chassis

U.S. container chassis providers say they aim to have their fleets bias-tire free by 2023.

During the past decade, these operators — namely Direct ChassisLink (DCLI), TRAC Intermodal, FlexiVan and the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative (NACPC) — have spent tens of millions of dollars a year to convert their chassis fleets from bias-ply to radial tires.

Val Noel, chief operating officer for TRAC Intermodal (Photo: Courtesy)

“It’s a big-ticket item for us, but it’s the right thing to do,”...

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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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Career Tracks: Maersk veteran picked to lead Westwood Shipping

Maritime industry veteran Jack Mahoney has been named president and CEO of Westwood Shipping Lines Inc. following a nationwide search.

Mahoney, a 21-year Maersk executive, will succeed Guy Stephenson, who is retiring as president and CEO after serving in that role since 2007. 

Stephenson, who will continue in a support role as executive adviser and general counsel, said Mahoney “brings a wealth of relevant experience and leadership skills to set Westwood’s next course. I am confident that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/career-tracks-maersk-veteran-picked-to-lead-westwood-shipping

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

Port of Houston

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