Removing Intermodal Impediments to Dangerous Goods & HazMat Shipping - A VOHMA & DOT Partnership

Objective: Work with government and industry partners to develop and implement a program to remove impediments to intermodal/international transportation and facilitate E-commerce.

Removing Impediments Excel Worksheet - 4.3.08

Removing Impediments Excel Worksheet - 3.31.08 

Conference Call:

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Subject:

VOHMA Removing Impediments 

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Date:

Thursday, April 03, 2008

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Start Time:

02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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End Time:

03:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Dial-in Number:

1-518-825-1300 (East Coast)

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Participant Access Code:

441354

Draft Agenda

  • Volunteer Co-chairs
  • Finalize Worksheet
  • Next Steps
       Character Length
       Field Descriptions
       Identification of other interested groups - activities
       Volunteer to compare finalized worksheet with currently available standards 
  • Other Geographies?
  • Other Business?

 Revised Worksheet from February 19, 2008 Meeting

Working Group Volunteers

Robert Ahlborn VOHMA
Tom Bolling Norfolk Southern Corporation
Dave Brennan IATA
Robert Cogen UPS Airlines
David Edington BNSF Railway
Patrick Kelley ABF Freight System, Inc.
Richard Moskowitz American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Paul Williams Norfolk Southern Corporation

List of volunteers from Feb 19 and COSTHA March 13 Meetings  

Patrick Kelley ABF Freight System, Inc.
Richard Moskowitz American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Jeremy Krueger APL, Ltd.
Shannon Mizell APL, Ltd.
Robert Fronczak Association of American Railroads
David Edington BNSF Railway
Randy Speight Chemtrec
Sam Rogers China Shipping (NA) Agency Co., Inc.
Tor Scott COSCO Container Lines Americas, Inc.
Paul Bomgardner CVSA Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Frits Wybenga Dangerous Goods Advisory Council
Thomas Ferguson, CHMM,DGSA,CQA Delta Air Lines, Inc.
James Simmons Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
William Schoonover Federal Railroad Administration
David Littlejohn FedEx Express
Robert Ahlborn Hapag-Lloyd AG / VOHMA
Haldis Fearn HMF2, LLC
Clifford Bartley Horizon Lines, LLC
Roger Gull Hyundai America Shipping Agency
Herb Giles Hyundai America Shipping Agency
Dave Brennan IATA
John Buzga Matson Navigation Company
Jerry Ptacek MOL (America) Inc.
Tom Bolling Norfolk Southern Corporation
Paul Williams Norfolk Southern Corporation
Sean Broderick Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC
David Evans Purolator Courier Ltd.
Richard Bornhorst U.S. Coast Guard
Patrick Student Union Pacific Railroad
Samuel Elkind UPS
Robert Cogen UPS Airlines
Janet McLaughlin US DOT FAA - Office of Civil Aviation Adm.
Ryan Paquet US DOT PHMSA
Theodore Willke US DOT PHMSA
Duane Pfund US DOT PHMSA
Robert Richard, PhD US DOT PHMSA
Lara Mehr Currie VOHMA
John Currie VOHMA
Chris Yakush VOHMA

February 19, 2008 Meeting, Washington DC
Multi-modal Worksheet - pdf
Multi-modal Worksheet - Word

October 11, 2007 Meeting, Washington DC
October 11, 2007 Agenda
Work Sheet

USCG 11.9.07

Meeting Notes
Action Plan
VOHMA Proposed Regulatory Modifications

IATA E-freight Paper

Presentations made at October 11 Meeting
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Ryan F. Paquet, PG, Assist. International Standards Coordinator, US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
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Dave Brennan, International Air Transport Association
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Robert Ahlborn, Hapag-Lloyd AG
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PHMSA Focus Summer 07 Article on the DOT/VOHMA Partnership
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