IAS ChassisManager facilitates asset reuse

OAKLAND, Ca.–International Asset Systems (IAS), which provides cloud-based solutions for intermodal transportation, said that its  neutral chassis provisioning and billing platform, ChassisManager, now enables motor carriers and ocean carriers to efficiently manage the financial and liability aspects of asset re-use or “street-turn” activity.

By eliminating these impediments to optimization, IAS makes it easier for intermodal participants to reduce empty mileage, cut fuel costs and emissions, decrease congestion, and eliminate cumbersome administration, the company said. 

“IAS has a long history of enabling asset optimization through re-use, interchange, match-back or street-turn, whatever term is used,” said Paul Crinks, CEO of IAS. “ChassisManager’s new capability is particularly critical in the new chassis market because it provides an auditable record of chassis liability transfer, as well as total billing accuracy for both parties to a street turn.”

IAS ChassisManager supports two different street-turn scenarios. The first is interchange of a container and chassis “set-up” between two motor carriers, without either one entering a chassis pool start/stop location. Chassis billing and liability stops for one entity and begins for the other, eliminating empty miles and the need for rebills and other administration. The system provides complete visibility to all parties of the gate moves and other events related to the optimized chassis trip.

The second scenario involves a motor carrier re-using a set-up for two moves involving the same ocean carrier– a “merchant haul” or BCO-controlled move on one leg and a “carrier haul” move on the other. In this case ChassisManager utilizes specific event and shipment information from the ocean carrier, matched up with the motor carrier’s activity, to facilitate the transition and bill each party accordingly.