b'16American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(INVESTScontinued from(SMARTcontinued from page 6) page 12)can move it to a busier location,introduced Trac GeoFleet which Pierce notes. Were also keepingintegratesGPStrackinginto muchbettertabsonequipmentother back-room functions. It is maintenance requirements. a smart chassis solution that pro-Having AI and other technol- vides customers with guaranteed ogies to feed information directlychassis availability, usage-based into automated processes is elim- billing through geofencing capa-inating the need to manually fillbilities,andGPStracking.As out reports that can often resultDan Walsh, President and CEO induplicatedefforts.Theyreof TRAC Intermodal said of the instead receiving the informationintegration of technologies, As they need and can focus on oper- thelargestmarinechassispro-ations or sales rather than doingvider and pool manager in the paperwork for a couple of hoursUS,TRACcontinuestorede-a day, Pierce says. fine our category by developing Such extensive implemen- smart, on-demand fleet solutions tationoftechnologiesusuallythat best fit the evolving needs takesacompanyyears,butof our customers. Adding, Our LOGISTECispushingaheadcustomers can now operate with Port of Long Beachs Hacegaba saysat a robust pace. Were com- guaranteedaccesstoTRACs pressingourtimelineconsid- trusted equipment and advanced erably and finding solutions tovisibilitytools,whilepaying port stays the course on green energyhurdles along the way, Pierceonly for what they use.says.Itsalotofwork,butBeginning with the change everyoneisdeliveringandinchassisownershipmodels By Stas Margaronis, AJOT were seeing the results. in2009,thechassisindustry Allthishasbeenmadeahas evolved into a vital part of Despite the Trump administrations cancella- in collaboration with the ports of Shanghai, Sin- greaterchallengebyshiftingintermodaltransportation,not tions of offshore wind and hydrogen fuel projectsgapore and Los Angeles, with C40 cities and allpoliticalwinds,butithasntanafterthought.Manufacturers and its success pausing implementation of Unitedof our industry partners to achieve low and zeroslowedresolve.Ourteamisand lessors are investing in tech-Nations greenhouse gas reductions for shipping,carbon shipping. emergingbattle-hardenedfromnologiesthatdriveefficiency, Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Chief Operating Officer, Portthisyearsextensivetariffdis- reducecosts,andstreamline of Long Beach says the Port will persevere in pur- g reenB unkering ruptionbutwhatsexcitingissupplychainprocesses,bene-suing green energy transitions. Thepossibilityofdevelopinggreenmetha- that were now in growth modefitingtruckingcompaniesthat In an interview withAJOT, Hacegaba madenol bunkering for ships at the Port of Long Beach,with our focus on moving intousechassisequipmentandthe the following observations. Hacegaba notes, As part of our green shippingLatin America, Mexico and newsupply chains they support.corridor project with the Port of Shanghai, the portslocationsalongtheCanadianThe increased digitalization of imo r egulATionP Ause of Long Beach and Los Angeles released an RFIandUSWestCoast,Piercethe industry and adoption of newer OnpausingtheUnitedNationsInterna- request for information for methanol bunkering. shares. Were building on ourtechnologieslike AIaredriving tionalMaritimeOrganizationregulationsforconcentration of terminals fromthe next evolution of the chassis shippingtoreducegreenhousegasesHacegabaH ydrogens uBsidies the Arctic down into the Gulf inindustry.Technologyisquickly says, Theres no doubt that a global frameworkWhile on the Trump administrations cancella- astrongpositiontobothinte- becomingacompetitiveadvan-would help the shipping industry accelerate prog- tion of hydrogen fuel subsidies, We just releasedgrate new companies, terminals,tage, and chassis, once viewed as ress towards decarbonization. As thats on holdin the last month an RFP for a potential hydrogenaswellasformingnewjointsimple trailers, are becoming plat-for now. The Port of Long Beach will continue tofuelingstation. Andthatsalsoaninitiativethatventuresinsomecaseswithformsfordata-drivendecisions carry forward with our green shipping corridors(COURSEcontinued on page 18) longstanding customers.and business intelligence.experts never stop evolvingnavigating the ever-changing energy landscape is a never-ending journey Chevrons team of business strategists, policy experts and product technologistswork together to keep up with fuel innovations and regulations. Because we always want to have the answer before you ask the question.'