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May 2013 newsletter

ISRI 2013 Special Edition - Trends, attendance and a surprise!


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               ISRI 2013 Special Edition  

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries held its annual Convention & Expo in April at the Orange County Convention Center, the second largest convention center in the United States. Iron Horse Logistics Services and sister companies WT&L Corp and CE International offered its solutions at booth #1148. For more details see below .

DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS?
In our April 2, 2013 Newsletter 3 questions were posed. Here are the answers.

       1.  What happened to rail rates in 2004?            
   
             Since 1985 inflation- adjusted rail rates declined every year. In  
             2004, something changed. As the economy expanded and grew,
             so did rail rates!      

       2.   How many trucks can one train take off the busy highways? 100? 

             200? 300? 

             Would you believe one train can replace as many as 500 trucks!

       3.   Today there are 7 Class I rail carriers in North America. When the   
              Staggers Act to deregulate the rail industry was enacted in 1980 
              there were how many?

             There were as many as 40 Class I railroads in 1980!

thoseMiss Scarlett and Mr. Green await their guests

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Booth Visitors 'Get a Clue' !

 

Visitors to the Iron Horse Logistics Services / WT&L / CE INTERNATIONAL  booth were delighted to find themselves welcomed into the mansion of Mr. Boddy, greeted by Wadsworth the Butler, Mr. Green and Miss Scarlet as they discovered how they could 'Get a Clue' to solve there logistics needs.

Mr. Green (Joe Chrien) explained how Core-Exchange.com, along with WT&L Corp, is the premiere online marketplace for railcars and railcar parts for those both buying or selling. Meanwhile, Wadsworth (Dennis Wilmot) and Miss Scarlet (Helen Wilmot) demonstrated how Iron Horse Logistics Services adds value as an experienced logistics partner.

The generous hosts held a business card raffle and gifted one lucky winner with a new 39" HDTV!  Several additional prizes such as $25, $50 and $100 gift cards were distributed as everyone learned how IHLS / WTL / CE could bring successful solutions to the challenging area of rail and barge shipping.

 

 

For more information on how we can provide rail and barge logistics solutions for you send us an email at sales@ihlogistics.com



ISRI 2013 By The Numbers


1,600 - Approximate number of ISRI member companies 2013 

330  - Number of booths in the exhibit hall

100 - Number of contestants in the IHLS/WTL/CE HDTV giveaway

5 - Exclusive number of IHLS/WTL/CE booth prize winners



State of the Market, ISRI Edition
 

Here's what you had to say about the current state and what's to come:

"The economy and the market is expected to improve in about 6 months. The problem is it is always 6 months away and never gets closer."


"How does anyone make money in the scrap industry today? Margins are very thin for everyone."


"There still is a lot of capital that is waiting to the invested that can boost this economy. Those holding that capital remain reluctant to commit based on many different factors."

 

 

Want your voice heard? Let us know your thoughts by emailing us at info@ihlogistics.com. As always, comments are published on a strictly anonymous basis.

 

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