"XTRA Intermodal's equipment information on LoadMatch.com includes equipment availability at depot and maintenance locations as well as equipment on relief at railramps; information not usually available through existing reservation methods. This allows drayage and intermodal marketing companies to obtain equipment availability online throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. We are timely in this partnership as the most critical peak shipping season approaches and availability for trailers, containers and chassis is in high demand." noted Doug Hoehn, Vice President of Product Marketing for XTRA Intermodal.

Jason Hilsenbeck, President of Loadmatch, explains "At www.loadmatch.com, our equipment matching service connects buyers and sellers of North American intermodal transportation at an operational level. LoadMatch brings together the availability of drayage truckers and equipment suppliers into one source of capacity information. This combination of information enables the operations person to make better decisions on which companies to use to supply equipment and trucking power for moving loads."

Also of interest, XTRA Intermodal has recently released its Chassis Management System (CMS) on its web site. Customers can track equipment turn time, street dwell time, monitor pool to pool moves, and view utilization in the chassis pools they use. They also have access to unit specific FHWA inspections and registration information, as well as maintenance and repair history and invoicing. Please go to www.xtraintermodal.com for details.

XTRA Intermodal operates four sales offices, seven intermodal trailer terminals, ten container depots and eight neutral chassis pools throughout North America. The company manages a fleet of over 50,000 intermodal trailers, domestic containers, and chassis.