By Paul Scott Abbott, AJOTFreight industry leaders converged Nov. 10-14 on the Anaheim Convention Center for the Intermodal Association of North America’s 30th Intermodal Expo and the National Industrial Transportation League’s 105th annual meeting and 30th TransComp Exhibition.The collocated trade shows took place just northeast of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which combine to constitute North America’s busiest intermodal gateway. The big annual events of IANA and NITL are to once again take place together – for a final time – in 2013, Nov. 16-20 in Houston. Photos by Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT.
(L to R) James Frederick, Joey Wells, Joey Frederick, Melinda George, Mark H. George, Joel Henry, Rob Carpenter, Jeff Banton (all from The IMC Companies)
(L to R) John Love, Sylvia Garcia, Ken Kish, Jill Kraus, Jeff Lindner, Stephen McDonnell, Rob Norstrom (all from Pacer Transportation Solutions Inc.)
(L to R) Chris Chase, Marcel van Dijk (both from Port of Los Angeles)
(L to R) Nick Marshall, Jentry Prine, Jonathan Miller (all from Hoist Liftruck Mfg. Inc.)
(L to R) Mitch Bradley, Rick Tucker (both from Port of Huntsville International Intermodal Center)
(L to R) Rick Pope, Casey Tubbert, David Wood, Bob McTernan (all from Cargotec USA)
(L to R) Tom Reagan, Dave Esposito, Sarah Amador, Kate Rounds, Bill Monahan (all from Direct Chassis Link Inc.)
(L to R) Javier G. Carrillo, Emerson Cardon (both from Panama Canal Authority)
(L to R) Kathleen Charchenko, Ken Uriu (both from Port of Long Beach)
(L to R) Rong Zeng, Caroline Diaz (both from Port San Antonio)
(L to R) Shana Kellman, Kelli Overman, Dan Bergman, Stacy Hart, Charlie Brown, (all from Horizon Lines)
(L to R) Scott Trainor, Vern Orr, Tim Benedict (all from APL Logistics)