Supporting Organizations
The Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors is comprised of over 40 representative organizations, including motor carriers, railroads, ports and freight corridors that have come together to improve national freight efficiency — in short, the men and women that move America’s freight.
Its sole purpose is to raise media recognition and Congressional awareness of this need and support the integrity of the Highway Trust Fund with sufficient funding in the reauthorization of TEA-21 for trade corridors and gateways.
For more information, visit www.tradecorridors.com.
IANA is North America's leading industry trade association representing the combined interests of the intermodal freight industry.
IANA's membership roster of almost 900 corproate members includes railroads—Class I, short-line and regional; water carriers and stacktrain operators; port authorities; intermodal truckers and over-the-road highway carriers; intermodal marketing and logistics companies; and suppliers to the industry such as equipment manufacturers, intermodal leasing companies and consulting firms. IANA's associate (non-voting) members include shippers (defined as the beneficial owners of the freight to be shipped), academic institutions, government entities and non-profit associations.
IANA's goals include promoting the benefits of intermodal transportation to the shipping community; providing its members a forum to discuss common issues and innovations; fostering its members' professional development; participating in governmental proceedings impacting the industry; and informing and educating lawmakers and other public sector representatives about intermodalism. To further the interest of the industry, IANA created the Foundation for Intermodal Research and Education (FIRE). One of its many goals is to form financial and technical partnerships with communities, government agencies, shippers and third party suppliers to promote strong economic development and the efficient movement of goods.
Increasingly, intermodal service providers will be called upon to offer innovative, efficient and value-added services which allow shippers to effectively compete both domestically and worldwide. IANA will continue to forge a strong identity among carriers, customers, policymakers and regulators whose future decisions will be critical to the industry's long-term growth.
For more information, visit www.intermodal.org.
From single modal perspectives, the United States has developed one of the best transportation systems in the world. However, because each mode of transportation evolved independently of the others, they are not well integrated. As a result, it is difficult to transfer passengers and freight from one mode to another. Furthermore, some modes are over utilized, creating delays and hazards, while other modes are under utilized and have excess capacity. At NCIT, we believe that the overall contribution of the national transportation system can be increased by the creation of an intermodal system based on a more balanced and rational use of all modes of transportation. As such, the theme of NCIT is to promote the development of a safe and efficient national intermodal transportation system.
For more information, visit www.ie.msstate.edu/ncit/.
Founded in 1968, Reason Foundation is a nonprofit organization advancing "free minds and free markets."
Reason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.
Reason Foundation produces respected public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically acclaimed Reason magazine. Together, our top-tier think tank and political and cultural magazine reach a diverse, influential audience, advancing the values of choice, individual freedom and limited government.
Reason Foundation's nonpartisan public policy research promotes choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress. Reason produces rigorous, peer reviewed research and directly engages the policy process, seeking strategies that emphasize cooperation, flexibility, local knowledge, transparency, accountability and results. Through practical and innovative approaches to complex problems, Reason seeks to change the way people think about issues, and promote policies that allow and encourage individuals and voluntary institutions to flourish.
For more information, visit www.reason.org.
For more information, visit www.uschamber.com.
Mission: The Department of Transportation was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, the Department’s first official day of operation was April 1, 1967. The mission of the Department is to:
Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future
For more information, visit www.dot.gov.