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Study Group: Intermodal Railcar Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 67

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Thomas Shewski
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 across the...

Dirk Stammnitz
Director of Sales
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Dirk Stammnitz is Director of Sales at CH Robinson Worldwide. Mr. Stammnitz has more than 18 years of experience in providing logistics services, business development, and account management within the transportation industry. He has extensive experience with air and ocean carrier relationships and...

Toby Kolstad, President, Rail Theory ForecastsToby Kolstad
President
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,...

Larry Shughart, Vice President of Business Development, Innovative SchedulingLarry Shughart
Vice President of Business Development
Innovative Scheduling

Larry Shughart is Vice President of Business Development at Innovative Scheduling, a firm providing consulting services in the logistics sector. Mr. Shughart is responsible for conducting economic analysis, managing network operations, coordinating engineering activities, and developing strategic plans....

James Husband
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...

Scott Witt, State Rail and Marine Director, Washington State Department of TransportationScott Witt
State Rail and Marine Director
Washington State Department of Transportation

Scott Witt is the State Rail and Marine Director for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Mr. Witt is responsible for directing freight and passenger operations and developing rail and marine strategies and policies for the State. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing transportation...

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management MagazineJohn Schulz
Independent 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...

Stanley McWilliams, Independent Consultant, Stan McWilliamsStanley McWilliams
Independent Consultant
Stan McWilliams

Stan McWilliams is an independent consultant providing consulting services in truck transportation and logistics sector. As a Director of Operations, and both a Regional and National Accounts Manager; Mr. McWilliams was accountable for sales, marketing, development of strategy, operations, customer...

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Aside from Wabtec and one or two other supply companies, real growth in railroad industry is hard to find. | 09-03-2008
Analysis of: You Need This Growth Stock | www.stockpickr.com
Author: Toby Kolstad, President, Rail Theory Forecasts

The current renaissance for the railroad industry began in 2004 when railroad traffic exploded (double digit gains in some key traffic segments) and freight rates were unlocked and allowed to seek a market level. For the railroad companies, the exceptional profit gains since 2005 have been almost exclusively...

Up in June, Down in July: Welcome to the Trucking Recovery of 2008 | 08-29-2008
Analysis of: Truck Tonnage Index jumps 5.4 Percent in June | www.truckinginfo.com
Author: John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

 The closely watched American Trucking Associations' Truck Tonnage Index jumped by 5.4 percent in June, the eighth straight month of an increase. It's the largest monthly gain since January of 2005. But that streak suddenly ended with a 0.3 percent drop in the index in July

C.W. Johnson Xpress Closes Doors. Were Chairman's Complaints Valid? | 08-29-2008
Analysis of: Trucking Chief Says Government Failed Him | www.courier-journal.com
Author: John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

  When C.W. Johnson Xpress, a Louisville, Ky.-based truckload carrier closed in mid-August, its chairman Charlie Johnson lashed out at Louisville and federal officials for failing to aid him. Johnson's company was the beneficiary of millions of dollars in federal grants to aid underprivileged persons...

Second quarter GDP of 3.3%, better than Expected Durable Goods Orders and lower Diesel Prices does not equal a Peak Season for Trucking | 08-29-2008
Author: Stanley McWilliams, Independent Consultant, Stan McWilliams

Do not let the price of diesel down for the 6th straight week, a first half of the year capacity loss of probably a 100,000 tractors, North American Truck production numbers of only 69,000, GDP growth of 3.3% and lower than expected jobless claims make anyone think that we should expect much of the...

The High Cost of Oil, already a burden on Logistics is just starting to raise its Ugly Head | 08-25-2008
Author: Stanley McWilliams, Independent Consultant, Stan McWilliams

The high cost of fuel has significantly changed the basic assumptions on which global supply chain practices were built and current global transport costs are making it imperative that we rebalance the global logistic equation.

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