Journal of Commerce, Peter Tirschwell | September 21, 2020. “From an asset provider’s standpoint — whether it is ships, terminals, chassis, trucks, DCs [distribution centers], domestic intermodal equipment, train or rail ramp capacity — that entire chain of capabilities is not designed to cope when you have a significant surge that happens rapidly as we have seen these past few months, particularly following the dramatic cratering in volumes that occurred at the end of Q1 and beginning of Q2,” said Ron Widdows, CEO of chassis provider Flexi-Van Leasing.
