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  • 01

    Aug

    Port of Virginia’s massive expansion project is done, but not everyone is happy

    After about two years, the Port of Virginia has finally been able to put a bow on one of its major expansion projects.

    Virginia International Gateway, one of the two main terminals, is now 800 feet longer. It can accommodate three ultra-large container ships at once and features more than a dozen new stacking yards to pack in more containers to be whisked away by truck or by rail. (more…)

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  • 30

    Jul

    GIS President Discusses Industry Related Topics

    Gulf Intermodal President, Will Connell, recently interviewed with Alessandra Barrett, Editor of the Journal of Commerce, during the 2019 Gulf Shipping Conference in Houston, Texas.  Will discussed industry topics such as chassis availability. the resin boom, and the driver shortage. “At IMC Companies and Gulf Intermodal, we’ve increased our (driver) compensation in the last couple of years over 30% and we offer an excellent benefits package to try to make sure we can have the drivers we need to make sure we can provide (our) customers great service.” (more…)

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  • 30

    Jul

    New chassis location to speed turn times in CP’s Chicago yard

    Truck drivers picking up cargo owners’ containers in Canadian Pacific Railway’s Bensenville Terminal near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport will have a new location to pick up chassis, which should offer quicker turn times.

    The location will be inside the DNJ Intermodal Depot, which is within CP’s property and less than a mile from the ingates to the terminal. Because CP Bensenville is a grounded rail yard, truckers must pick up chassis before getting a container. This depot will hold chassis for the Consolidated Chassis Management’s (CCM’s) cooperative Chicago and Ohio pool, TRAC Intermodal-Hapag Lloyd, and the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative. (more…)

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  • Kevin Mott uses military experience to help drivers every day

    25

    Jul

    Kevin Mott uses military experience to help drivers every day

    Helping drivers keep their wheels turning is the priority of the Driver Services Department. They are often the people whom drivers call while on the road with questions. They serve as advocates for drivers in their daily operations handling all aspects of roadside repairs, storage, fuel updates, and owner operator tractor repair support.

    “Our internal process always starts with listening to what the driver, operations, or a repair vendor needs. Every phone call or email we receive is different because every driver, operations member, or repair vendor is different. Because we tend to know everyone personally, we try to tailor our interactions with them individually to make our support more effective.”

    – Kevin Mott, Driver Services Manager (more…)

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  • 03

    Jul

    Noteworthy: Donna Lemm

    Donna Lemm, executive vice president of national sales for IMC Companies, represented the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) and testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transporation at a hearing titled “Connecting America:  Examining intermodal connections across our […]

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