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CSX's Gooden to Receive Silver Kingpin Award Longtime CSX Corp. executive Clarence Gooden will be honored Sept. 21 with the Intermodal Association of North America's 2015 Silver Kingpin Award. Gooden, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX Corp., will receive the award during the opening session of Intermodal EXPO 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The award, the intermodal industry's most prestigious, recognizes an individual's long-term contributions to intermodalism. It was initiated in 1977. During a career spanning more State Legislative Update Transport Funding Approved in Maine A new Maine law authorizes two general fund bond issues to raise funds for improving highways, bridges and multimodal facilities in the Pine Tree State. The law took effect upon the July 1 signing by Gov. Paul LePage of S.P. 530 the day after its passage in both House and Senate. Bills specific to facilitation of larger loads on trucks in all or part of respective states remain active in a few states. Those carrying over for consideration in 2016 include Illinois (S.B. 1390, with S.R. 233 opposing a weight limit increase), Michigan (S.B. 274 and S.B. 396) and Missouri (H.C.R. 48). Four such Texas bills (H.B. 2085, H.B. 3722, S.B. 1059 and S.B. 1424) have died upon adjournment. Measures aiming at enhancing trade and transportation opportunities remain under consideration in several statehouses, including in California (S.B. 63), Maine (S.P. 531), New Jersey than 45 years, Gooden has played an integral role in the growth of CSX's intermodal business, applying a visionary Gooden approach while focusing upon customer engagement. From 1993 to 2001 he served as president of CSX Intermodal. Among his accomplishments, Gooden was instrumental in the creation of the NACS free-running (A.B. 4028 and S.B. 2739), New York (S.B. 2648), Pennsylvania (S.B. 224) and South Carolina (S.B. 743). Such a measure has died upon legislative adjournment in Connecticut (S.B. 938). Bills outlawing indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts have remained active in New Jersey (A.B. 3282 and S.B. 1380), New York (A.B. 7307 and S.B. 4173), Ohio State Bill Number(s) of Active Driver Classification Measures California A.B. 621 Iowa H.F. 72 container program and is equally committed to engaging other company partners with the goal of bettering the entire industry. Some of his achievements in this area have included the launch of an annual e-business forum, a first for the industry, as well as improvements in business-to-business data-sharing. Gooden has served two terms on the IANA board of directors and is active in several other industry and community organizations, including the National Freight Transportation Association, TTX Company, the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art and the National Association of Manufacturers. (H.B. 71) and Rhode Island (H.B. 6111). Meanwhile, bills addressing proper classification of truck drivers and/or related issues, such as unemployment compensation law exemption, are still active in several states, including those where bills may carry over to next year (see chart). Find complete information on the status of state legislation impacting intermodal freight transportation at www.intermodal.org under the "State Legislative/Regulatory Activities" subtab beneath the "Industry Issues" tab under the "Industry Information" directory. Minnesota H.F. 2250 Missouri H.B. 461 Sustainability News New Jersey A.B. 2860, A.B. 3208, S.B. 992, S.B. 2033 L.A. Port Seeks Zero Emissions New York S.B. 4173A Massachusetts H.B. 3115 North Carolina H.B. 482, H.B. 674, S.B. 205, S.B. 576, S.B. 694 Oregon H.B. 2223 Vermont S.B. 82 Washington H.B. 1519, S.B. 5566 The Port of Los Angeles is expanding its commitment to zero-emissions technologies, with plans to facilitate testing and development of as many as 200 zero-emissions vehicles by 2020. Los Angeles port officials laid out plans in a draft white paper released July 13. Sustainability - continued on page 9 August 2015 | Intermodal Insights 5 http://www.intermodal.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - August 2015

Fed Update
Measure Seeks FMCSA Reform
Nominations Sought for IANA Board
University of Wisonsin Hosts "Transportation Day for Girl Scouts"
IANA Committee Meetings at EXPO
CSX’s Gooden to Receive Silver Kingpin Award
State Legislative Update
L.A. Port Seeks Zero Emissions
Coastal Shift, Congestion Charges, Labor Slated for Intermodal EXPO Discussions
EXPO Education Session by Stakeholder Interests
Yearly Traffic Totals
Freight Report
Speakers Announced for Intermodal EXPO 2015
2015 Sponsors
Port News
People in the News
Second Bill Aims at Port Slowdowns
In Brief
New Members
Industry Calendar

Insights - August 2015