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11/24/2015

Columbia Group: New chassis depot in New Jersey

On Nov. 16, the Columbia Group of Companies opened a new intermodal chassis depot in Bayonne, N.J. Trac Intermodal became the first customer to join the depot.

The new intermodal chassis depot is situated on 12 acres and features a covered repair facility, storage capabilities, express bob-tail exit lane for efficient movement of trucks through the facility, about 600 feet of queue space to get motor carriers off of local roads and EDI technology for efficient chassis management. In addition, the facility was designed to accommodate the market pool chassis model upon its implementation in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Through its affiliates Columbia Container Services and Columbia Intermodal, Columbia Group already operates an off-dock empty container depot and chassis maintenance and repair depot in the Port of New York and New Jersey, and a chassis pool and container repair operation in the Port of Boston. The new depot will be open to all chassis owners.

“The motor carrier community and chassis providers in the Port of New York and New Jersey want an adequate supply of available chassis, quick turn-times and quality repairs. This is exactly the type of service we aim to provide,” said Bruce Fenimore, Columbia Group’s president and chief executive officer.