Council Members in this Study Group: 61
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Owner
High Energy Services ![]()
Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units acrossthe...
Toby KolstadPresident
Rail Theory Forecasts ![]()
Toby Kolstad is President of Rail Theory Forecasts, a firm providing consulting and forecasting services in North American rail freight traffic and railcar demand. Mr. Kolstad has more than 35 years of experience in the railroad industry. He also has experience in managing railroad operations. Prior,...
General Manager
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. ![]()
Dirk Stammnitz was promoted to General Manager of CH Robinson Worldwide from his previous role as Director of Sales N.A. He has over 20 years of experience in providing logistics services, business development, and account management within the transportation industry. He has extensive experience with...
Scott WittCo-Director, Freight Systems Division
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ![]()
Scott Witt is the Co Director of Freight Systems Division at Washington State Department of Transportation. Previously, Mr. Witt was a State Rail and Marine Director at Washington State Department of Transportation. He is currently heavily involved in the high speed rail ARRA stimulus projects. Mr....
President
RailSolutions, Inc. ![]()
James Husband is President of RailSolutions, a railroad equipment consulting firm that provides a broad variety of technical and advisory services to financial institutions, railroads, shippers and fleet operators. Its services include railroad equipment valuations and appraisals, railcar and locomotive...
John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing Editor
Logistics Management Magazine ![]()
John Schulz is an independent consultant and contributing editor to Logistics Management Magazine, an online and web journal of the logistics and transportation industry. Mr. Schulz is an expert on the US trucking industry. He has more than 19 years of experience in providing consulting services to...
Larry ShughartSenior Program Manager, Infrastructure & Environme
WORLEYPARSONS CORP ![]()
Larry Shughart is Senior Program Manager Infrastructure and Environment at Worley Parsons, a global engineering and consulting firm focussed on the transportation, mining, and energy sectors. Mr. Shughart is responsible for conducting economic analysis, managing network operations, coordinating engineering...
Chairman & CEO
RAILROAD INDUSTRIES INC![]()
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Gary Hunter is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Railroad Industries, a firm providing consulting services in the rail transportation industry. Mr. Hunter has more than 33 years of experience in rail operations, marketing and finance, as well as planning equipment utilization, branch line,...
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"Cadillac" of Trucking Terminals to be Closed by YRCW
November 17, 2009
John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine
YRC Closes Big Richfield, Ohio, Terminal | www.tdu.org
Financially troubled YRC Worldwide is closing its 202-door Richfield, Ohio, breakbulk terminal, one of the largest in its system. The move is part of YRCW's downsizing, and affects about 1,000 Teamsters at three Ohio terminals. About 400 of those 1,000 Teamsters already are laid off.
Flavor of the Month is Railroads, But Freight Eventually Will Move Back to Truck
November 12, 2009
John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine
Trucking 101--This Analyst is Half Right | www.forexyard.com
How solid is the case for intermodal rail? Is it merely the flavor of the month, or can be be an honest-to-goodness, legitimate alternative to all-truck movements of surface freight? Analysts are touting intermodal rail, but how important and encompassing can rail transport be to U.S. shippers?
Is the Web Going to Save These Two Freight Behemoths?
November 11, 2009
John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine
For FedEx, Holidays May Bring an Upturn | online.wsj.com
FedEx Corp. is predicting an 8 percent rise in its "busiest day shipments" on Dec. 14, compared with last year's busiest day total. FedEx expects to ship more than 13 million packages on that day. Arch-rival UPS, which is about 35 percent larger than FedEx, says it will issue its own, separate "busiest...
Mr. Buffet, buying a real railroad is not like in the board game.
November 6, 2009
Toby Kolstad, President, Rail Theory Forecasts
Buffett: Railroad business is 'in tune with the future' | www.usatoday.com
Hardly anyone can resist the temptation to by a railroad in the game of “Monopoly.” They are reasonably priced, have OK earnings potential, and if all four are owned, they have outsized rental rates and the payment rates with sites on all four sides of the board. In real life however, railroads are...
Big-Foot YRC Drops the Other Shoe on Shareholders
November 3, 2009
John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine
YRC is Seeking Big Concession by Shareholders | www.google.com
Embattled trucking giant YRC Worldwide is asking its shareholders to give up 95 percent ownership in the trucking company to lenders in what it calls a "final step" in its recovery plan. One analyst called the deal a "train wreck hitting the school bus full of kids and nuns" for shareholders, who caused...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Rail Shipping Service Experts | 155 |
| Intermodal Logistics Experts | 134 |
| TL and LTL Services Experts | 379 |
| Railcar Market Experts (EU) | 70 |
| Coal Rail Shipping Experts | 48 |
| Rail Maintenance Service Experts | 37 |
Leading Experts in Intermodal Railcar Experts Study Group have not participated in any upcoming seminars.
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