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ASF Intermodal enters Chicago market

· Tuesday, October 29, 2013

   Mobile, Ala.-based ASF Intermodal has opened an intermodal drayage facility in Chicago, the firm’s first location in the Midwest.
   The new Chicago terminal is the first of several Midwest terminals the company plans to open over the next 12 months.
   Paul Heyder will manage the terminal, which will begin with two office employees and expects to add 20 owner-operator drivers within its first three months of operations.
   The company already has more than 200 trucks on the road, working out of terminals in Mobile, Ala.; Atlanta and Savannah, Ga.; Charleston, S.C.; Norfolk, Va.; Houston; and Memphis, Tenn.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.