Corporate Membership

AITX is a leading service provider with integrated solutions across leasing, fleet management,

repair, and railcar data. AITX provides shipping customers across North America and Europe a broad and diverse railcar lease fleet. AITX’s best-in-class railcar repair facilities provide capabilities across full-service repair, mobile operations, onsite partnerships, and railcar storage. For more information, please visit www.aitx.com.

Established in 2007 and based in Chicago, IL, Arka Express Inc. has evolved into a leading force in the logistics and transport sector, managing a fleet of 630 trucks and 1,500 dry-van trailers. Our expertise spans a broad spectrum of services including local, regional, dedicated, and over-the-road trucking, alongside comprehensive freight management solutions, catering primarily to Fortune 1000 companies across the eastern United States. As a SmartWay Transportation Partner, our commitment to sustainability is matched by our investment in a modern fleet and collaborations with top technology platforms such as FourKites and Project 44. Our dedication to quality, efficiency, and creating a positive environment for our team has been recognized through several prestigious awards: Schneider's 2022 Carrier of the Year, the 2023 Q3 Truckload Carrier of the Quarter from Echo Logistics, and being a finalist for the 2024 Best Fleets to Drive For, highlighting our excellence in service and innovation.

Salco Products, Inc. designs, manufactures, assembles and distributes a variety of products used in railcars, liquid/dry bulk trailers, plant process equipment and ISO tank containers. The global industries we serve include railroad, trucking, chemical manufacturing and distribution, agriculture, food, plastics and minerals

GATX Corporation, founded in 1898, is the leading global railcar lessor. We strive to be recognized as the finest railcar leasing company in the world by our customers, our shareholders, our employees, and the communities where we operate. We own railcar fleets in North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, we jointly own one of the largest aircraft spare engine lease portfolios in the world. We operate through three business segments: Rail North America, Rail International, and Portfolio Management.

First Logistics, In the fast-paced world of logistics, your choice of a 3PL provider can make or break your business. And if your 3PL can’t change with you, your growth becomes a liability. First Logistics combines flexible teams, unparalleled operational expertise, and Tier 1 technology to make sure that as your business grows, your problems won’t grow with it. You’ll have the support and resources to scale your operations confidently and efficiently. At First Logistics, we pride ourselves on being more than just a service provider; we're your partner in success.

CN, A Leading North American Transportation and Logistics Company. Essential to the economy, the CN team of approximately 23,000 railroaders transports more than $250 billion worth of goods annually for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail network of approximately 20,000 route-miles spanning Canada and mid-America.

Norfolk Southern, is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern is a major transporter of industrial products, including agriculture, forest and consumer products, chemicals, and metals and construction materials. In addition, the railroad operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a principal carrier of coal, automobiles, and automotive parts.

BNSF, BNSF Railway is one of North America’s leading freight transportation companies, with a rail network of 32,500 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces. BNSF is one of the top transporters of the products and materials that help feed, clothe, supply and power communities throughout America and the world. BNSF moves those goods more safely and efficiently, on significantly less fuel, with fewer emissions than the all-highway alternative.

Prince Rupert Port Authority, The Prince Rupert Port Authority is responsible for the overall planning, development, marketing, and management of the commercial port facilities within the Port of Prince Rupert. This includes ensuring competitive, efficient, and timely responses to customer needs and business opportunities. It also means ensuring that we facilitate these opportunities in a manner that is safe, responsible, and sustainable. 

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago, The Belt Railway is the largest intermediate switching terminal railroad in the United States, employing approximately 450 people. The Belt has 28 miles of mainline route with more than 300 miles of switching tracks, allowing it to interchange with every railroad serving the Chicago rail hub. The Belt’s Clearing Yards span a 5.5 mile distance among 786 acres, supporting more than 250 miles of track.

Chicago Freight Car is a premier independent railcar leasing solutions company that has been delivering quality products, reliable services, and a commitment to an outstanding customer experience since 1928.   The company maintains a diverse railcar fleet supporting the needs of industrial, agricultural, and food products shippers and railroads throughout North America.

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individuals, small- and middle-market businesses, large corporations, and governments with a full range of banking, investment management and other financial and risk management products and services.

Williams Hayward Protective Coatings is a proud three-generation, family-owned and operated business. Since introducing our first waterborne coating in 1956, WHPC laboratories have been at the forefront of waterborne technology research and development. We have developed a unique line of coatings throughout the years to provide specialized solutions for all industry needs. Whether your problem is protection against chemical contact, physical damage, or corrosive environmental exposure, we have a specific WHPC coating for your business, offering water, solvent, or steel coatings that will meet V.O.C. requirements and exceed your expectations.

Schneider is a premier provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services. Offering one of the broadest portfolios in the industry, Schneider’s solutions include Private Fleet, Regional, and Long Haul Truckload, Expedited, Dedicated, Bulk, Intermodal, Brokerage, Warehousing, Supply Chain Management, Port Logistics and Logistics Consulting. With over $6.6 billion in annual revenue, Schneider has been safely delivering superior customer experiences and investing in innovation for over 85 years. The company’s digital marketplace, Schneider FreightPower®, is revolutionizing the industry giving shippers access to an expanded, highly flexible capacity network and providing carriers with unmatched access to quality drop-and-hook freight – Always Delivering, Always Ahead. 

Freight Tech Cartage, Inc. is an asset based family owned business founded in 2005.
We are a full-service transportation company. Our dispatch, corporate office and repair
facility is located just minutes outside the Chicago city limits in Naperville, IL (the
second largest city in Illinois). Freight Tech Cartage, Inc. specializes in intermodal, dry and overweight transportation services throughout the Midwest (IL,IN,IA,MI,MO,OH,WI). Our Naperville location is a secured facility, located just north of interstate I-88 within minutes of several major traffic arteries and Chicagoland rail yards. The founders of Freight Tech Cartage, Inc. have over four decades of experience in the transportation industry, we have the knowledge and capabilities you can trust. The value of our vast experience is passed directly to you through our streamlined approach to delivering your cargo in a safe and timely manner. As drayage specialists, we serve as an integral link in the supply chain management system. We recognize the critical nature of our role, and we are dedicated to serving our clients in a competent and reliable manner, at all times. Freight Tech Cartage, Inc., is fully insured and holds Interchange Agreements with every Steamship Line servicing the Midwest Area. We find that through implementation of corporate strategy, which is centered around service, safety and security, we can do the best job of meeting our customers requirements in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. Our corporate mission is to continue to grow as a stable and value added resource in the transportation and logistics industry, and to provide superior services and support to our customers. We are a winning team of capable leaders who respond quickly and efficiently to change and are able to adapt aggressively to the customers' needs. We consider ourselves a partner with our customers' providing consistent, efficient and economical transportation services resulting in the accomplishment of our mutual goals. It is our pledge to accomplish these goals by operating safely with uncompromising integrity, availing benefits to our customers, employees, agents and the community at large.