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IAC is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of intermodal transportation. Our mission is to facilitate the growth of intermodal transportation through exchange of experience and knowledge and development of greater understanding of intermodal concepts.
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| Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
| HALLOWEEN PARTY |
| 5:30PM–10:00PM |
$45 per person (includes food & drinks)
costumes not required, but highly encouraged!
No speaker, just a night of fun. buy tickets here |
Friar's Cove Lodge
215 Kingston Dr.
Addison, IL 60101 |
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| Wednesday, November 5, 2025 |
Dinner Meeting more details  buy tickets |
| Ashton Place / Willowbrook, IL |
| Nick Porter, Executive at Maryland Ports Authority, will be in town and highlighting the new double-stack container train service from the Port of Baltimore to Chicago. The new tunnel expansion means better, faster intermodal train service. We look forward to hearing how much more import/export volume to hit CSX-59th. |
| Jason Hilsenbeck will also provide a short summary on the status and problems at all Chicago intermodal terminals and some notible changes in the drayage trucking business and IMC/3PL/FF news. |
| note 1.5 hour open-bar Networking at this event |
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| IAC Ad Book |
| Show your support for IAC and consider advertising your company in the 2025-2026 Ad Book. This is the booklet that will be placed on dinner tables at the December 3 Holiday Dinner Party (in front of 1200+ people. |
| buy AdBook Advertising |
| Deadline to advertise is Monday, October 20, 2025 |
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| Scholarship Checks Mailed |
| $40,680 was awarded to 47 successful candidates. Checks were mailed August 7, 2025 |
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| 2025 EVENT CALENDAR |
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March 19 (Wed) | Dinner & Intermodal Update - Ashton Place / Willowbrook, IL |
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June 10 (Tues) | Golf Outing - 7 Bridges / Woodridge, IL |
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July 15 (Tues) | Blood Drive – Milestone / Lombard, IL |
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August 5 (Tues) | Boomers Baseball Outing - Wintrust Field / Schaumburg, IL |
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September 23 (Tues) | Golf Outing – 7 Bridges / Woodridge, IL |
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October 20 | Deadline for Ad Book Submission |
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November 5 | Dinner & Port of Baltimore - Ashton Place / Willowbrook, IL |
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December 3 (Wed) | Holiday Dinner Party – Drury Lane / Oakbrook Terrace, IL |
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| Wed March 19, 2025 |
| "Intermodal News Update" |
| by Jason Hilsenbeck |
| Ashton Place / Willowbrook,IL - 5:30pm |
Presenting the annual "Intermodal News Report" covering:
- latest news on IMC/FF/NVO/3PL/Draymen startups/merger/closures
- update on the private and rail owned 53ft container fleets
* review of the new Appointment system at Norfolk Southern - NS Landers terminal
- update on the new CN Channahon Intermodal Terminal opening 2027
- outlook for 2025
* this event will be limited to 300 people
(this event sold out in 2024) |
March 19 presentation posted here:
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| Our April 2024 speaker was Jason Hilsenbeck, owner of LoadMatch & Drayage.com websites. He gave the "Intermodal News Report". 280+ people in attendance. For presentation, see lower left side, look for "PPT". |
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| 53ft Container Fleet Grand Total, private and rail owned (first time ever in history, no overal increase) page 27. Drayage Demand levels, current Drayage Industry Demographics, CN-Channahon "Chicago Logistics Hub", complaints on NS-Landers:www.drayage.com |
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| August 2nd, 2019, we reserved the entire brand-new Odyssey River Cruise boat. Food was amazing, prepared fresh onboard, with premium open bar. This is a new service that glides up the North Branch of the Chicago river, then down the South Branch then back to Michigan Ave, a very smooth ride compared to our previous events out on the lake. |
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| At the October 2018 dinner, we had "Women in Intermodal, a Panel Discussion". It was a well attended meeting, with the panelists being from rail, drayage, 3PL, and driver perspective. The topics ranged from success stories, challenges faced and recommendations for improving the recruiting, retention and promotion of women in intermodal. |
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* Special thanks to our Past Presidents for attending the March 2018 dinner meeting!
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| * Special thanks to our 2016 Scholarship Winners and sponsors for attending the January 2017 dinner meeting! view picture |
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