As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in intermodal operations, analytics are evolving from static dashboards into a critical driver of action, prediction, and decision support. In this session of IANA’s Four Pillars of AI for Intermodal webinar series, we take a practical and candid look at AI for Analytics and how it is reshaping the way operators move from insight to impact.

This conversation will explore how AI powered analytics can help forecast demand, identify operational risk, and surface insights that go beyond reporting what happened to informing what should happen next. Rather than treating analytics as the final destination, the discussion will focus on how analytics fit into a broader closed loop system that connects data, prediction, and action across intermodal operations.

Through real world perspectives, the session will examine where analytics succeed, where they fall short, and why trust, verification, and governance matter as AI takes on a larger role in decision making. Attendees will also be invited to participate in interactive polls and discussion that highlight how the industry is thinking about AI driven analytics today and where confidence and skepticism still exist.

Join this interactive conversation to share your perspective, learn from operational experience, and help inform IANA’s ongoing educational efforts as the intermodal industry adopts and adapts AI practices together.

Join Larry Gross — “The Intermodalist” — as he explores the latest industry statistics and how they impact you and your business. Utilizing multiple sources, including IANA’s Intermodal Volume Analyzer and Equipment Type, Size and Ownership (ETSO) database, as well as his own publication, Intermodal In-Depth, Larry will provide a detailed examination of the outcomes so far in 2025, as well as offer a look at major emerging themes. Also joining Larry for the conversation will be IANA's Director of Economics, Andrew Sibold. This session is available only to IANA members.

This fireside chat panel delves into transportation & logistics and intermodal M&A trends, showing data on the current landscape of transactions, discussing the state of private equity and strategic interest within the industry and gleans valuable insight from an industry expert about their transaction experience. PMCF Investment Banking Managing Director Joe Wagner and Director Eddie Zukowski will explore the key factors shaping the current market landscape. They’ll share strategies for businesses to adopt a long-term approach to prepare for and maximize value in an M&A transaction. Also joining them is RPM President John Perkovich, who will provide insights on critical transaction considerations and share his personal experience from their recent deal.

Webinar Objectives:

• 2025 Market Overview: Understand the latest trends and drivers shaping M&A activity in the intermodal and broader transportation & logistics sectors.
• Adopt a Long-term Plan: Discover practical, long-term actions business owners can take to prepare for and maximize value in an M&A transaction.
• Hear a Firsthand Perspective: Get insights from RPM President John Perkovich as he shares his experience navigating a recent M&A deal and key considerations along the way.

Ready to cut through the hype and understand what AI really means for intermodal? Discover key concepts shaping AI’s impact on the intermodal industry, including use cases, ethical considerations, and regulatory unknowns. Don’t just watch the change—be part of shaping it! Your questions and insights will help inform our educational offerings on how we adopt and adapt AI practices as an industry. This session is available only to IANA members.

Join Larry Gross — “The Intermodalist” — as he explores the latest industry statistics and how they impact you and your business. Utilizing multiple sources, including IANA’s Intermodal Volume Analyzer and Equipment Type, Size and Ownership (ETSO) database, as well as his own publication, Intermodal In-Depth, Larry will provide a detailed examination of the outcomes so far in 2025, as well as offer a look at major emerging themes. This session is available only to IANA members.

As electricity demand grows, the infrastructure of the power grid faces increased pressure and can struggle to keep up with this demand. This situation highlights the importance of strategies like peak shaving to manage and optimize electricity usage during high-demand periods. Electrification of port equipment, conventionally powered by fossil fuels, would result in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and benefit interconnectivity and safer working environments. Rapid technological advancements make electric solutions more viable and efficient than using conventional container handling equipment. Learn in this high-paced session the latest and upcoming technology advancements in intermodal operations from the industry leading’s OEM in material handling solutions. The presentation will include discussions on the latest practices in intermodal operations, spanning from rail operations and automation features to providing sustainable intermodal solutions to be independent of power outages and facilitate peak shaving strategies. Webinar Objectives: 1.) Gain insights in the latest and upcoming technology advancements from the industry-leading OEM in material handling solutions 2.) Learn the best practices for dependable and cost-effective container handling using innovative and adaptable solutions, regardless of grid connectivity. 3.) Understand the pathway to eco-efficient intermodal operations