The boom in doing business with Mexico was apparent in 2023 like never before. For the first time in two decades, Mexico topped the list as the United States' number one trade partner. Port Laredo, Texas is now responsible for more international trade than any other port in America, 98% of which comes from trade with Mexico. Is intermodal's “golden era” for U.S.-Mexico cross-border upon us during these otherwise uncertain geopolitical and environmental times? Or are changes ahead in 2024? Our panel of key industry players weigh in, providing an update on the state of nearshoring and its impact on rail network changes.

IANA has recently revamped its Equipment Return Location Directory (ERLD) based on feedback received from UIIA EPs. The newly designed ERLD provides UIIA EPs more flexibility in managing and mapping their equipment return locations on a single, centralized platform by the use of master tables. Please join IANA staff for an overview of the newly redesigned ERLD where we will walk EPs through how to utilize this tool to easily manage your equipment return locations and let IANA handle the e-mail notifications of this information to Motor Carriers as required under the UIIA.

Join leading analyst Larry Gross - "The Intermodalist" - as he digs into the latest industry statistics and how they impact you and your business. Calling on IANA's Intermodal Volume Analyzer as well as his own publication Intermodal In-Depth, Larry will provide a detailed examination of the data as well as major emerging themes. This session is available only to IANA members.

Discover how intermodal fleets can approach electrification, with advice from the nation's leading heavy duty charging infrastructure provider, TeraWatt. Key Takeaways from this webinar. • Learn where fleets can start on electrification (no need to go big right away, there are tons of ways to start really small, test the trucks and how they fit into your operations before scaling up) and what we are learning about total cost of operations based on the trucks that are on the roads today. • Discuss l how strategically positioned charging sites can help fleets minimize any operational disruptions and continue charging just like they fuel up today with diesel. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the webinar.

This session is part of IANA’s Intermodal University series, a back-to-basics look at our industry, and is available only to IANA members. Join us for this comprehensive introduction to intermodal freight transportation developed in conjunction with the University of Maryland Smith School of Business and Delft University of Technology. The academic team behind the course will provide a snapshot of the eight modules of this educational resource, discussing in particular the need for training so that you and your team feel prepared to get started after the webinar.

This webinar provides an overview of specific areas of the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement (UIIA) in an effort to assist UIIA participants in having a more thorough understanding of the terms of the Agreement. This session will cover the following areas of the UIIA: - Administration of the UIIA - Section E.1.- Equipment Return - Section E.3 and E.6. - Billing Timeframes - General FAQs - Dispute Resolution/Binding Arbitration Process