On December 5, a delegation of German and Russian CEOs representing international logistics and transportation companies with interests in Russia, Germany and India, visited the international headquarters offices and met with the IRTA staff. Within the context of a business strategy project they are conducting for the top management of the Russian Railways "RZhD," the three senior executives were visiting to learn about U.S. experience in trends for rail transport of temperature-controlled cargo and what best practices exist that they might apply to the Russian context.

From left to right:  Bill Hudson (IRTA President & CEO), Nikolai Averkov (General Director of JSC RefService), Maksim Liksutov (Chairman of Transgroup), Ralf Jahncke, (President & CEO of TransCare), Felicity Amos (IRTA Director of International Programs), Corey Rosenbusch (IRTA Vice President).

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