IRTA is an international, non-profit organization established in 1994 to meet a growing demand in the transportation industry for chilled and frozen food products. IRTA has a core international membership of companies involved in the refrigerated transportation industry that primarily includes:
  • Ports
  • Trucking
  • Warehousing/Logistics
  • Marine Shipping
  • Rail
  • Air

Membership also includes businesses that are engaged in refrigerated food logistics, such as attorneys, claim agents, carriers, equipment suppliers, receivers, and consignees. IRTA strives to provide a forum for the interchange of information and ideas for companies involved with transportation of frozen or chilled perishable products such as flowers, fruits, beverages, fish, meat, poultry, or dairy products.

IRTA Mission

IRTA is organized to cultivate, foster and develop commercial and trade relations between those engaged in all aspects of producing, importing, exporting, transporting, warehousing and otherwise dealing with commodities requiring temperature and/or atmospheric controls and related services:

  • To gather and disseminate data and information to members.
  • To protect the interests of its members from unlawful and unjust measures and practices.
  • To take positions on matters affecting such goods and services.
  • To conduct activities toward promoting and strengthening the interests of those engaged in the transportation and handling of temperature and/or atmospheric controlled goods and related services.

IRTA Members

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IRTA Board of Directors

Chairman
Stephen J. Galati, Esq. (2010)
Mattioni, Ltd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Vice Chairman
Christopher A. Kozak
(2009)
Willis Shaw Express
Elm Springs, Arkansas, USA

Treasurer
Andrew B. Janson
, Director (2009)
Hanson Logistics
St. Joseph, Michigan, USA

Immediate Past Chairman
John LaRue  (2009)
Port of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Wayne Benson, Director (2010)
Ingersoll Rand
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Ron Buford, Director (2011)
Ranger Refrigerated Express
Grand Prairie, Texas, USA

Bob Gaffney, Director (2009)
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Port Newark, New Jersey, USA

Brenda Goble, Director (2009)
ICS Logistics
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Chris Hughes, Director (2011)
AmeriCold Logistics LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Thomas Keefer, Director (2011)
Port of Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware, USA

John Langeveld, Director (2010)
JNJ Global Logisitics
Manasquan, New Jersey, USA

Monica Fekete Markovich, Director (2010)
Brown Sims, P.C.
Houston, Texas, USA

Tom Mastromarco, Director (2011)
Holt Logistics
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Chris Mnichowski, Director (2011)
Rail Logistics
Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Stephanie Nall, Director (2011)
Pacific Shipper
Long Beach, California, USA

Barbara J. Pratt (2011)
Maersk Sealand
Madison, New Jersey, USA

Peter Skoufalos, Director (2010)
Brown Gavalas & Fromm LLP
New York, New York, USA

John Williamson, Director (2011)
E.L. Johnson's Sons and Mowat
Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom

M. K. Wong, Director (2009)
OOCL
San Ramon, California, USA

Paul Zottoli, Director (2009)
MSC
New York, New York, USA

( ) Term expires following annual convention of year stated


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