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Earlier this week, the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) presented its 2004 Silver Kingpin Award to Raymond W. Tippit Sr., a long-time employee of — and, currently, senior consultant to — Mi-Jack Products Inc., a manufacturer of intermodal rail and port lift equipment. The award was presented during the Joint Opening General Session of the 2004 Intermodal Expo in San Antonio, Texas.

A founding IANA board member, Tippit has "always been passionate about sharing his real-world knowledge of the industry to future generations of intermodalists," according to an IANA statement. He’s been "a consistent and enthusiastic educator in the area of terminal operations" and he’s re-engineered "some of the most challenging rail terminals across the U.S." Most important: Tippit has taken his real-world experience and "shared it with his successors in the intermodal freight transportation industry in order to ensure that they will be prepared and positioned for future intermodal growth."

"His unwavering dedication to intermodalism has made him an invaluable advocate of the association," said IANA President and Chief Executive Officer Joni Casey.

Added IANA Chairman Barry Michaels: "Ray’s legacy at IANA will undoubtedly be the association’s annual Operations & Maintenance Seminar that he conceived, and tirelessly continues to shepherd each year."

The Silver Kingpin Award is presented annually by IANA to an individual who has made outstanding career-long contributions toward advancing the intermodal freight transportation industry.