Operations Committee

Chairman: Barry D. Michaels, Union Pacific Railroad Company

Vice-Chairs: Jeff Grahovec, APL Limited and Kevin Lhotak Reliable Transportation Specialists, Inc.

Staff Liaison: Tom Malloy

Roster of Committee Members

Next Meeting: November 14, 2010 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Last Meeting:May 5, 2010 (Oak Brook, IL)

Minutes of May 5, 2010 meeting

Purpose of Committee: Responsible for fostering better operational practices between intermodal providers to assure customers the highest level of service. Acts as a facilitator in resolving operational problems between and among intermodal providers.

Projects/Reports

Click here to view the latest Recommended Practices updated by IANA's DVIR Subcommittee for industry's consideration.

Click here to view the view the Terminal Efficiency Task Force report as given by Ted Prince, T. Prince & Associates, LLC, at the Novmeber 15, 2009 Operations Committee meeting.

Click here to view the MCS-150C IEP Identification Report form.

Operations Committee Active Task Forces

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Operations Committee Advisory Group (Members)

Leader: Barry D. Michaels, Union Pacific Railroad Company

Equipment Coding (Members)

Leader: John P. Smith, Union Pacific Railroad Company

Roadability Best Practices (Members)

Leader: Barry D. Michaels, Union Pacific Railroad Company

Security—TWIC Group (Members)

Leader: James Shondel, Nascent Technology, LLC

Terminal Efficiencies (Members)

Leader: Theodore Prince, T. Prince & Associates, LLC

Click here to view the UP-WSG Presentation, May 2, 2007

Click here to view IANA's Antitrust Guidelines