• September 30 - October 2, 2024
  • Inland Distribution
  • September 29 - October 1, 2025 | The Westin Chicago River North

Nate Graglia

The Wallport Companies

President & CEO

Nate Graglia is President and CEO for the Wallport Companies, one of the largest USCBP American family owned and operated drayage providers and property brokers in Texas serving all major ports and inland rail hubs throughout the United States. Nate oversees all aspects of WTX from operations, land and company acquisitions, advocacy, and legislative affairs. Nate sits on the board of the Texas Trucking Association, serves as the DFW chapter chairman, sits on the American trucking associations intermodal carrier conference, automated truck subcommittee, Vice Chair of the technology & engineering policy committee, small carrier committee and currently serves as the Governor of Texas Private Sector Advisory Council Chairman. Nate is an active ambassador for the trucking and supply chain community.

Sessions With Nate Graglia

Tuesday, 1 October

  • 02:35pm - 03:20pm (CST) / 01/oct/2024 07:35 pm - 01/oct/2024 08:20 pm

    Inland24 Think Tank II: Dallas
    International intermodal volume has grown double digits compared with a year ago. While there have been issues frustrating drivers in certain Chicago, Dallas, and Memphis-area terminals, none have arisen to the level of congestion and gridlock three years ago. Is this a function of railroads, chassis lessors, and BCOs fixing the core issues that plagued the industry previously? Was the worst of the gridlock a one-off result of insufficient labor during a health crisis to keep inventory moving, which in turn caused chassis pools to run out of equipment and gridlock rail and marine terminals? Or are there larger issues that the railroads and chassis providers have not yet addressed? And what about communication: do you feel the BCOs, chassis providers, truckers, and railroads communicate well, or is there room for improvement? Has the FLOW initiative from the US Department of Transportation helped in any way? The think tanks are an opportunity for Inland attendees to actively participate in the discussion. What is said in the room stays in the room. Share your concerns and opinions about the flow of ocean cargo inland to Chicago, Dallas, or Memphis and also take time to meet with the Class I railroads.
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