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Study Group: Rail Shipping Service Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 155

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Thomas Shewski

Owner
High Energy Services
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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...

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Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business AssociatesJay Thompson

President and General Manager
Transportation Business Associates
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Jay Thompson is the President & General Manager at Transportation Business Associates; a firm providing planning, marketing, energy, carbon reduction, M&A / BK and investment consulting services to financiers; investors; top-name shippers; trucking companies; Intermodal; bus; industry suppliers; and...

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John Bechtold, Coal & Energy Consultant, John BechtoldJohn Bechtold

Coal & Energy Consultant
John Bechtold
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John Bechtold is an independent Coal and Energy Consultant providing services to a wide variety of clients including Hill & Associates, a premier coal consultancy firm based in Annapolis, Maryland. He specializes in handling issues facing coal suppliers and consumers throughout the region. Formerly,...

Toby Kolstad, President, Rail Theory ForecastsToby Kolstad

President
Rail Theory Forecasts
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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,...

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Dirk Stammnitz

General Manager
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
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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...

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James Husband

President
RailSolutions, Inc.
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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, Co-Director, Freight Systems Division, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONScott Witt

Co-Director, Freight Systems Division
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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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....

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James Aliucci, President, The Global GroupJames Aliucci

President
The Global Group
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James Aliucci is the President of The Global Group. Global Group is dedicated to international consulting, specializing in fisheries, aquaculture and tropical agriculture concerns worldwide. Mr. Aliucci has extensive knowledge in world fisheries, microalgae, bio lipids, tropical farming and the world...

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Class 8 Truck Prebuy Is Coming To An End - 2010 Skepticism Here!

November 6, 2009

Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Class 8 Orders See Sharp Rise From September | www.truckinginfo.com

FTR Associates President Eric Starks shows North America Class 8 October order numbers at 21,792 trucks. This is a rate more triple than we were seeing February through July of this year - ranging 6,000-8,000 per month and double the August and September numbers. My friend Eric knows the numbers better...

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...

The Secret Formula JB Hunt Transport Doesn’t Want You to Know!

November 3, 2009

Thom Williams, Principal & Managing Director, AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co.

J B Hunt (JBHT) Gets S&P 4 Star Buy Rating But Showing Bearish Technicals | www.marketintelligencecenter.com

Working quietly from deep within the beautiful but rather remote corporate offices of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. in peaceful Lowell, AR, a sharp and select group of savvy truckers & financial wizards have, together, written, tested, and applied a “Secret Formula” that is now consistently generating...

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...

Transports Telling Different Story Than 3.6% GDP Blip!

November 2, 2009

Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Why the Lagging Transports Are Worrying | www.minyanville.com

Some stock technicians who compare numbers from the past to today are throwing more red flags regarding the recent quarters’ very positive numbers because the transports are not showing it. Transports are a good leading indicator in real time when real tonnage grows or shrinks. Shipper planning leads...

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Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

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  • President
  • Logistics Manager
  • Consultant
  • Director
  • Transportation Manager
  • Owner
  • General Manager
  • Chief Executive Officer

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