Membership also includes businesses that are engaged in refrigerated food logistics, such as attorneys, claim agents, carriers, equipment suppliers, receivers, and consignees. IRTA strives to provide a forum for the interchange of information and ideas for companies involved with transportation of frozen or chilled perishable products such as flowers, fruits, beverages, fish, meat, poultry, or dairy products.

IRTA Mission

IRTA is organized to cultivate, foster and develop commercial and trade relations between those engaged in all aspects of producing, importing, exporting, transporting, warehousing and otherwise dealing with commodities requiring temperature and/or atmospheric controls and related services:

• To gather and disseminate data and information to members.
• To protect the interests of its members from unlawful and unjust measures and practices.
• To take positions on matters affecting such goods and services.
• To conduct activities toward promoting and strengthening the interests of those engaged in the transportation and handling of temperature and/or atmospheric controlled goods and related services.

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For more information on advertising opportunities, please email James Rogers or call +1 703 373 4300. A variety of sponsorships are also available at all IRTA events.

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IRTA Members

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IRTA Board of Directors

Andrew B. Janson, Chairman (2011)
Hanson Logistics
St. Joseph, Michigan, USA

John Williamson , Vice Chairman (2011)
E.L. Johnson's Sons and Mowatt
Illford, Essex, United Kingdom

Chris Mnichowski, Treasurer (2011)
Rail Logistics
Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Wayne Benson, Director (2013)
Ingersoll Rand
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Greg Bryan, Director (2011)
AmeriCold Logistics LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Ron Buford, Director (2011)
Ranger Refrigerated Express
Grand Prairie, Texas, USA

Stephen J. Galati, Esq., Director (2013)
Mattioni, Ltd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Brenda Goble, Director (2012)
ICS Logistics
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Jim Gray, Director (2013)
K&J Trucking
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Thomas Keefer, Director (2011)
Port of Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware, USA

John Langeveld, Director (2013)
JNJ Global Logistics
Manasquan, New Jersey, USA

John LaRue, Director (2012)
Port of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Todd Lanter, Director (2013)
Henningsen Transportation Services
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Matt Luckas, Director (2012)
Hanson Logistics
St. Joseph, Michigan, USA

Tom Mastromarco, Director (2011)
Holt Logistics
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Charlie Myers, Director (2013)
England Logistics, Inc.
Midlothian, Virginia, USA

Stephanie Nall, Director (2011)
Pacific Shipper
Long Beach, California, USA

Barbara J. Pratt (2011)
Maersk Sealand
Madison, New Jersey, USA

Bill Sanford, Director (2013)
Howell's Motor Freight, Inc.
Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Peter Skoufalos, Director (2013)
Brown Gavalas & Fromm LLP
New York, New York, USA

M. K. Wong, Director (2012)
OOCL
San Ramon, California, USA

Paul Zottoli, Director (2012)
MSC
New York, New York, USA

( ) Term expires following annual convention of year stated