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Special Cornerstone Spotlight - John Lubimir
Assistant Vice President/Sales Lubimir Celebrates 70 Years in Transportation
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With his 88th birthday now behind him, John Lubimir celebrates a whopping 70 years in the transportation business. His successful career began at age 18 with the Southern Pacific Railroad, and today continues strongly as he heads up the Cornerstone Systems office located in San Francisco, CA as Assistant Vice President -Sales.
On a social note "Uncle John", as he is affectionately known, is an avid snow skier and loves to spend time at his place in Lake Tahoe. But ask anyone about John Lubimir and the colorful stories begin to fly...
"First off, there is no truth to the rumor that John was there when they drove in the Golden Spike", said Cornerstone Assistant Pricing Manager Brent Gatti, "nor was he responsible for the Great San Francisco earthquake. But an interesting fact about John many people may not know is that he was a Sergeant in the service during WWII and part of General MacArthur's force that liberated the Philippines."
"What can I say about John Lubimer? An industry icon?" said Cornerstone CEO/Chairman Rick Rodell. "Poof that old sales reps never die, they just keep on turning in expense accounts? I guess I have known John for more years than I am willing to admit to. How you know whether he likes you or not can be judged by how much he cuts you down. The more cuts, the more he genuinely likes you.
I mentioned expense accounts and that deserves a true story about John and his approach to authority. We both worked together in a previous company and the owners called for a sales meeting. Being his usually agreeable self he said he was tied up and could not attend. At the meeting we sat a full size mannequin in a chair and taped a picture of John over its face and took pictures of "John" at the meeting.
True to form, a month later he turned in an expense account for round trip airfare, lodging, meals, and car rental. When the owners asked him what he was doing, he sent them one of the pictures showing him sitting in at the sales meeting!
John, I hope I'm doing as well as you after 70 years of this business. You've slowed down a little, but not much. You're still out their selling, and more importantly, still getting new business. Take care my friend, and stay off the skis, ok?"
Cornerstone salutes John Lubimir and celebrates his 70 years in the transportation business!
John Lubimir - Assistant Vice President / Sales
Phone: 866-363-2891 / 650-763-1431
Email: jlubimir@cornerstone-systems.com
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You Tube Video Highlights Cornerstone Railcar
Great little video on dunnage and damage prevention
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Sunrise MFG (a leading manufacturer of dunnage materials) and Terry Bradshaw (4-time Super Bowl Champion) have paired up to create an excellent 4 ½ minute video on boxcar dunnage and damage prevention.
Vice President Railcar Services & Wine/Spirits Sales Burke Anderson (CS Hopedale, MA) was instrumental in coordinating the interview with Kendall Jackson. At minute marker 1:13 you can view a great shot of a Cornerstone boxcar, and wine being loaded in a Cornerstone car. Enjoy!
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Transportation Industry News
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Import Cargo Expected to Rise -
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports, is expected to rise 6.3% in August from last year, according to a report by the National Retail Federation. The increase is due to retailers importing merchandise for the holiday season, according to NRF. "Retailers are clearly stocking up and hoping for a stronger fall and winter than they saw last year," said Jonathan Gold, NRF, vice president for supply chain and customs policy. Volume for the year is expected to be up 4.8% from 2011.
Intermodal Volume Rises 5.2% in 2Q, IANA Reports -
North American intermodal shipping volumes rose 5.2% during the second quarter, with the domestic segment growing more quickly than import-export business, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.
Industry executives attributed much of the gain to conversion from truck-only transportation. In an Aug. 6 report, IANA said the three-month tally for containers and trailers was 3.72 million units, up from 3.53 million in the same time last year. IANA said it was the highest second-quarter volume for international shipping since 2008. Domestic shipments rose by 6.7%, container volumes soared, but trailers contracted. International container volume gained 3.9%.
AAR Reports North American Weekly Carloads Fall -
For the week ending Aug. 11, U.S. railroads reported 289,172 carloads, down 1.2 percent, and 243,030 intermodal loads, up 3.2 percent compared with volumes from the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads. For the week ending Aug. 11, Canadian railroads reported 70,842 carloads, down 5.7 percent, and 52,952 intermodal loads, up 4.5 percent year over year. Mexican railroads' weekly carload volume dipped 0.5 percent to 14,318 units and intermodal volume rose 10.4 percent to 10,966 containers and trailers. Through 2012's first 32 weeks, 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads originated 11,907,933 carloads, down 1.3 percent, and 9,412,541 containers and trailers, up 4.6 percent compared with volumes from the same 2011 period. Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports, is expected to rise 6.3% in August from last year, according to a report by the National Retail Federation. The increase is due to retailers importing merchandise for the holiday season, according to NRF. "Retailers are clearly stocking up and hoping for a stronger fall and winter than they saw last year," said Jonathan Gold, NRF, vice president for supply chain and customs policy.
Sources: Transport Topics, Journal of Commerce, Progressive Railroading
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Fuel Prices
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8/13/12 Date Released
3.965 Average Retail Price
0.115 (Up) Change From Week Ago
0.130 (Up) Change From Year Ago
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