The use of independent contractors has been foundational to the stability and success of the intermodal industry. However, the model remains under attack from private litigants, certain state governments, and now the federal government. The Biden administration has taken swift regulatory action (and promises legislative action) not only with respect to independent contractors but across a wide variety of employment-related issues. This webinar will provide you with the latest legal developments on these important fronts in order to help you successfully manage your workforce and maintain your relationships with independent contractors.

Presenters from Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP:

• Marc Blubaugh, Partner, Co-Chair, Transportation & Logistics Practice Group, Vice Chair, Litigation Practice Group
• Margo Wolf O’Donnell, Partner and Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Practice Group
• Jordan Call, Associate, Labor & Employment Practice Group

2:00 PM EDT

Join leading analyst Larry Gross — “The Intermodalist” — as he digs into the data and helps make sense of it all. Calling on IANA’s Intermodal Volume Analyzer as well as his own publication Intermodal In-Depth, Larry will paint the big picture of intermodal while walking us through the numbers and what they are telling us. For a timely and insightful look at intermodal’s performance and what it means for you, be sure to sign up for Intermodal Analyzed.

3:00 PM EDT

Technology continues to be a hot topic of discussion in transportation, but how can it actually help intermodal? We'll sit down with technology veteran Pervinder Johar, CEO of Blume Global and Craig Hudson, group vice president, Customer Operations and Support at Norfolk Southern, to address this question. They will dig into how digitalization is providing better customer service while managing costs.

2:00 PM EDT

Whether you are driving on them, working on them, paying for them, or banking on the freight that rides on them, tires are critical to keeping intermodal moving. While oft discussed, tires are just as frequently misunderstood. Learn from industry pros in a tire primer that will touch on: construction, manufacture, maintenance and repair, common out-of-service issues, and the future.

2:00 PM EDT

Intermodal bounced back in the second half of 2020, with the biggest gains in the fourth quarter. Hear from the experts at TTX Company as they discuss these end-of-year industry results. They also examine the larger economy, what to watch for in 2021, and long-term intermodal trends.

IANA collects a unique set of data on the intermodal industry’s freight flows by equipment type and corridor, coupled with IMC loads and other industry results. TTX helps IANA crunch the data that delivers invaluable insights into current intermodal market performance and key long-term trends.

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3:00 PM EDT

Join us for a presentation designed to educate trucking business owners on the factors that drove value, deal structure and acquisition strategy in 2020. This webcast will also equip business owners with the tools necessary to help them understand what M&A trends to expect in 2021 in light of proposed tax law changes, growing industry challenges, and new market opportunities.

7 Takeaways from IANA’s 2020 M&A Recap + 2021 Predictions