Trac Intermodal

Career Tracks: TRAC taps industry veteran Forster to lead FYX

TRAC Intermodal has appointed Kenneth Forster as chief executive officer at FYX Fleet Roadside Assistance effective Feb. 8. 

FYX, a TRAC subsidiary, is a provider of emergency fleet services for the intermodal and over-the-road trucking industries. 

Forster most recently was the chief operating officer and president at MODE Transportation in Dallas. Before that, he was the CEO of SunteckTTS, a freight brokerage. He also was the CEO at Velocity Express and AirSage.

Forster succeeds Rodney Goderwis,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/career-tracks-trac-taps-industry-veteran-forster-to-lead-fyx

Lombardi becomes Institute of International Container Lessors president

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The Washington-based Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has appointed Dennis Lombardi to president, effective Jan. 1.

Lombardi will take over from Steven Blust, who will be retiring as president but will stay on at the IICL as a senior adviser.

Prior to this appointment, Lombardi operated his own consulting firm, Lusoco Consulting, and worked with Global Logistics Development Partners as an associate advising on maritime logistics.

Dennis Lombardi, IICL president (Photo: Courtesy)

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lombardi-becomes-institute-of-international-container-lessors-president

Do you know where your chassis are?

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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...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/do-you-know-where-your-chassis-are

US chassis providers stay on roll to radial tires

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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,”...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/us-chassis-providers-stay-on-roll-to-radial-tires

The Daily Dash: Broker transparency, truck orders and the Inc. 5000

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking input on a potential broker transparency regulation. Plus, the Inc. 5000 is out and logistics and transportation is well represented, Daseke sees a bright future, and Daimler Trucks North America reaches pre-pandemic manufacturing levels.

Tell us what you really think

After months of complaints, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-broker-transparency-truck-orders-and-the-inc-5000

TRAC Intermodal selects new president

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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...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/trac-intermodal-selects-new-president

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

American shippers, draymen want ocean carriers out of chassis pools

Most ocean container carriers have divested their ownership of wheeled chassis to third-party service providers, but American shippers and their draymen say they continue to wield considerable commercial influence over the cost to use this equipment.

“The chassis situation is one of the most complex and contentious components in our international supply chain, which is why we assembled all the players, making this a spirited topic at our virtual 32nd Annual Meeting,” Peter Friedmann, executive...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/american-shippers-draymen-want-ocean-carriers-out-of-chassis-pools

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