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GLG Topic: Intermodal Logistics

Intermodal Logistics refers to the movement of freight, typically in standardized (ISO) containers, through multiple modes of transportation including truck, rail and ocean vessels.

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Leading Experts: Intermodal Logistics

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Thom Williams, Principal & Managing Director, AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co.Thom Williams
Principal & Managing Director
AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co.

Thom Williams is the Principal & Managing Director at AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co. Mr. Williams is a recognized expert in the operational, financial, and technology issues key to profitability in the commercial freight transportation (trucking, intermodal, & ocean-marine) and corporate logistics sectors....

Andy Sze, Founder , Fastraxx Group, LLCAndy Sze
Founder
Fastraxx Group, LLC

Andy Sze is the Founder of Fastraxx Group, a logistics consultancy with strong Asian expertise and government contacts. He is currently the Transportation and Logistics Specialist for Asian Development Bank's Central Asia Transport Sector Strategy Study. Mr. Sze has more than 30 years of senior management...

Kurt Kaiser
Consultant
Kurt Kaiser

Kurt Kaiser is an independent consultant to the transportation industry. He was until 2003, the Director at Panalpina Management, Switzerland. Mr. Kaiser has more than 40 years of experience in the air, sea, land, and intermodal transportation industry. He has working experience in Switzerland, France,...

Asok Chaudhuri
Principal
Heritage Capital Group, Inc.

Asok Chaudhuri, PhD, is a Principal at Heritage Capital Group, a Florida based financial services firm offering investment banking & strategy consulting. Prior, he was a Senior VP of Corporate Development, VP of Corporate Finance at CSX, VP-finance at CSX Rail, CFO-CSX Intermodal, and CFO-CSX Auto Unit....

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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GLG NewsSM Analysis: Intermodal Logistics(?)

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
Carrier Owned and Operated 3PL’s are One Method of Serving Intermodal Operations | 03-26-2008
Analysis of: 2008 Intermodal Roundtable: Ready to get on board? | www.logisticsmgmt.com
Author: Stanley McWilliams, Independent Consultant, Stan McWilliams

In a year over year comparison, it is impossible to deny that intermodal shipments are down in 2008. As reported by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) total intermodal shipments are down 3.4% through February for both trailer and containerized traffic. And although one must review many factors...

Intermodal Transportation costs on the LTL industry | 03-20-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Matt Rose's statement "They are buying less of the stuff we transport intermodally,'' may be an accurate mirror of the state of the economy in several ways, both direct and indirect. The rising cost of fuel, coupled with lower domestic output and increased imports, specifically Chinese...

Third-party logistic Companies are in the Midst of a Rapid and Global Expansion. | 05-05-2008
Analysis of: Why one should use third-party logistics | www.manufacturingtalk.com
Author: Stanley McWilliams, Independent Consultant, Stan McWilliams

As companies continue to find it more advantageous to move from transaction strategies to relationship based alliances such as partnerships, third party logistics companies find themselves in the midst of a rapid and global expansion. And although in an earlier post titled, "Carrier Owned and Operated...

Idle cars mean cutbacks are coming for railcar builders. | 04-02-2008
Analysis of: Weak Economy Slows Cargo, Idles Railcars | biz.yahoo.com
Author: Toby Kolstad, President, Rail Theory Forecasts

The decline in trailer and container shipments, especially those originating at West Coast ports, has resulted in a large surplus of railroad intermodal cars, specifically the doublestack well cars used to handle containerized imports. BNSF (NYSE:BNI) has been reported to have parked thousands of well...

This weak economy is an economic boom in rail transportation | 04-02-2008
Analysis of: Weak Economy Slows Cargo, Idles Railcars | biz.yahoo.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

This article on rail movements on Yahoo are a fallacy. Rail movements have been at an all time high due to the record fuel prices of truck transportation. There is a severe container shortage in the US as thousands were shipped to Iraq for war purposes. If the Bnsf are parking 1000 cars they evidently...

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