IICL's Newark, New Jersey Dry Van and Chassis Courses

JOC Staff |
Washington, DC — The Institute of International Container Lessors will hold its next inspection and repair courses of 2011 in Newark, New Jersey in late April. The Dry Van course will be on 27 April and the Chassis course will take place on 28 April. Course registration rates are $400 for the dry van and $375 for the Chassis.

Anyone interested in registering may do so online by visiting IICL's website. The Dry Van online registration and course details located on http://www.iicl.org/education/dryvan_courses.cfm while the same for the Chassis can be found on http://www.iicl.org/education/chassis_courses.cfm

The IICL chassis inspection course has incorporated a discussion regarding the recently introduced Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) roadability regulations. This includes a review of FMCSA Intermodal Equipment Providers (IEP) responsibilities as well as inspection requirements for drivers and terminals. This review will be incorporated into the course curriculum and how it relates to IICL inspection and repair criteria.

IICL has previously hosted the Refrigerated Container Inspection and Repair courses in Shanghai, China during in mid February. The Dry Van and Chassis Inspection and Repair courses were held in the beginning of March in Miami, Florida, followed by the same a week later in the Bahamas.

The Institute of International Container Lessors, Ltd. (IICL) is a trade association, organized in 1971, representing lessors of maritime containers and intermodal chassis. Its member companies are Beacon Intermodal Leasing, LLC; CAI International, Inc.; Cronos Ltd.; Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc.; Florens Container Services Company Ltd.; GE SeaCO Services Ltd.; Gold Container Corporation; SeaCube Containers LLC; TAL International Container Corporation; Textainer Equipment Management (U.S.) Ltd.; TRAC Intermodal; Triton Container International Limited. IICL members own or manage approximately 90 percent of the global leased container fleet, representing nearly half of the world container fleet and half of the U.S. chassis fleet operated by ocean carriers, railroads, and other companies. The IICL is active in governmental, regulatory, educational, technological, environmental and security issues. Besides its widely accepted publications and annual inspector certification examinations, the IICL offers a wide range of educational training courses.