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November 22, 1999 10:03 AM, EST

SAN ANTONIO — Faced with a stagnant membership that is unwilling to pl hardball politics to win legislative changes in surface transportation policy, the National Industrial Transportation League is increasing its emphasis on outreach to carriers and increasing member services.

At its 92nd annual meeting, held just blocks from the Alamo, where Texans fought for their independence more than 160 years ago, NITL Chairman Gerald C. Mayer and President Edward M. Emmett described the challenges shippers face on the freight frontier at the turn of the century.

The challenges include global trade, the growth of electronic commerce and the consolidation of the transportation industry, said Mayer, manager of logistics transportation for JCP Logistics in Dallas.

“We will be moving increasing numbers of goods and moving them safely and efficiently is one of the frontiers of freight,” he said.

For the full story, see the Nov. 22 print edition of Transport Topics. .