October 2018

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Transport Topics: Milestone Chassis Expands Footprint in Western, Midwestern Markets

Transportation equipment company Milestone Chassis is looking to address nationwide chassis shortages with several service improvements and two new locations.

New Locations

Milestone has expanded offerings for the Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif., market, including after-hours pickup (5 p.m. or later) and an increase in inventory levels for available equipment types (40-foot gooseneck, 20-foot tri-axels and 20-foot sliders).

To better serve Midwestern markets, Milestone will open locations in Cleveland and Detroit. The former has close proximity to Norfolk Southern and CSX rail ramps, the latter to Norfolk Southern, CSX, CP and CN rail ramps.

“We listened to our customers,” Milestone Executive Vice President Doug Hoehn said in a press release. “We have demonstrated our commitment to being the nation’s premiere intermodal lessor in 2018 — you can expect a continuation of these efforts in 2019. We will continue to evolve our offering in line with market needs.”

 

About Milestone: 

With a combined fleet of approximately 85,000 chassis, trailers and domestic containers – Milestone is one of the nation’s most comprehensive lessors of transportation equipment. Since 1995, we have provided asset management services, financing, maintenance and more to customers that describe us as flexible, trustworthy and customer-centric. Let us optimize your transportation needs!

 

SOURCE: Transport Topics 

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Chassis Inventory Increasing to West Coast, Midwest Locations

Chassis Shortages

To address major chassis shortages nationwide, Milestone Chassis updates and expands offerings on the West Cost and in the Midwest.

In the LA/LB market, Milestone is making the following improvements:

  • Launching after hours pickup (5pm or later)
  • Expanding inventory levels for available equipment types (which include 40’ gooseneck, 20’ tri-axels and 20’ sliders)
  • Continuing to offer HTA discounts that will apply to all after hours bookings

Milestone Chassis will also open two new locations to better serve key markets in the Midwest:

  • Cleveland:
    • Address: 300 E. 131st Street, Cleveland, OH 44108
    • Hours: 7:30am-4:30pm
    • Close proximity to Norfolk Southern & CSX rail ramps
    • Current inventory includes 6×20’ tri-axels (40’ gooseneck chassis to be added soon)
  • Detroit:
    • Address: 8501 W. Fort Street, Detroit, MI 48209
    • Hours: 7:30am-4:30pm
    • Close proximity to Norfolk Southern (onsite rail ramp), CSX, CP & CN rail ramps
    • Current inventory includes 40’ goosenecks, 20’ tri-axels & 20’ sliders

“We listened to our customers,” says Doug Hoehn, Executive Vice President, Milestone Chassis. “We have demonstrated our commitment to being the nation’s premiere intermodal lessor in 2018 – you can expect a continuation of these efforts in 2019. We will continue to evolve our offering in line with market needs.”

 

SOURCE: AJOT

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Milestone Chassis Partners with HTA to Reduce Turn Times

Problem Solvers

Truckers in Southern California who encounter an emergency requirement for a chassis, or wish to supplement their existing fleet during the peak season, can now turn to a joint pool established by the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) and Milestone Chassis.

With chassis shortages intensifying during the peak shipping season, the HTA, with about 100 member companies in Los Angeles-Long Beach, on Oct. 4 launched its partnership with Milestone to offer members round-the-clock access to a diversified chassis fleet at their combined yard in Wilmington, California.

“It really started to hit in the last couple of weeks,” Doug Hoehn, executive vice president of Milestone, said Wednesday. Chassis shortages and dislocations occur on and off throughout the year in the largest US port complex, but they are especially prevalent during the late summer-autumn peak shipping season.

To read the rest of the story on JOC, click here.

 

SOURCE: Journal of Commerce

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