THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Transportation Research Board
Consensus and Advisory Studies
Committee on the Best Practices for the Efficient Supply of Chassis
for Transporting Intermodal Containers
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Congressional Briefing
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – 1:30 p.m.
via Zoom
on
Intermodal Chassis Provisioning and Supply Chain Efficiency: Equipment Availability, Choice, and Quality
Requested by Congress in P.L. 117-146, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, this new report from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides recommendations on “best practices for on-terminal or near-terminal chassis pools that provide service to marine terminal operators, motor carriers, railroads, and other stakeholders that use the chassis pools, with the goal of optimizing supply chain efficiency and effectiveness” for the Federal Maritime Commission.
This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on September 12, 2024 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.