b'14American Journal of Transportation ajot.comBe honest: NTSB chief saysRose Transportation joins RoadOne IntermodaLogisticss robot-car claims erodefamily of companiesRoadOneIntermodaLogistics,asingleservices to our customers, said Dennis Casar-public trust sourceintermodal,distributionandlogisticscia, president of Rose IntermodaLogistics.services company, announces the acquisitionWereexcitedtohaveDennisandthe Thenationsnewchiefnobody knows it, she said ofof Rose Transportation an intermodal transpor- Rosegroupjoinourteam.Theirextensive accidentinvestigatorwantsNTSBs role in space inves- tation services company serving rail and porthistory in intermodal trucking, at both ports tosendamessage:growingtigations. We need to dem- facilitiesinPennsylvania,Maryland,Ohio,andrampsalongtheEastCoast,coupled publicconfusionoverauto- onstratetoourpartners,toFlorida,GeorgiaandSouthCarolina.Rosewiththestrongleadershipteamanddriver mated driving systems in theourstakeholders,thatwereTransportationwillfurtherenhanceRoad- and customer base, will help to continue our U.S. is threatening to under- ready, because we are. Onesnationalintermodallogisticscapacityexpansionefforts.Withover200driversat mine the potential safety ben- Shealsotoldstafftoand network of local providers. 13 terminals, the Rose business will provide efits of the technology. finalize within 60 days a draftEstablished in 1984, Rose Transportationmuchneededcapacityinmultiplegrowth JenniferHomendytookofregulationsthatwouldis headquartered close to Pittsburgh and hasmarkets. We look forward to Dennis being a thereinsaschairwomanofupdate requirements govern- an experienced and safety-minded team led bypartner in RoadOne and helping us with our theNationalTransportationing the growing commercialDennis Casarcia (DJ), president, and Ken Joy,successful journey to secure our position as SafetyBoardoneweekago,spaceindustryduringangeneral manager. The companys name will bethepremierintermodaLogisticscompanyin justascontroversyeruptedNTSB investigation. Rose IntermodaLogistics going forward. North America, said Ken Kellaway, CEO of overTeslaInc.sso-calledTheNTSBhasinves- Nonantum Capital of Boston is a finan- RoadOne IntermodaLogistics.Autopilot. The National High- tigatedaccidentsinvolv- cialsponsorofRoadOne,supportingitsWe are excited to join forces with Road wayTrafficSafety Adminis- ingcommercialrocketsandgrowtheffortsandthebusinessexpansionOne, a company that shares in our core focus tration opened an investigationspacevehiclesfordecades,into new market sectors via both acquisitionof providing customers with the safe, reliable intocaraccidentsinvolvingincludingthe2014fataland organic growth. and efficient movement of freight. The syner-the use of Autopilot. destruction of a prototype ofI am thrilled to become part of RoadOnesgies of these two companies will absolutely WhetheritsTeslaorVirgin Galactics space plane.impressive, national network. This union fur- produce an outcome greater than the sum of anyoneelse,itisincumbentBut such investigations havether strengthens our commitment to providingtheir individual parts, said Ken Joy, general on these manufacturers to bebeen rare. safe, reliable and efficient container logisticsmanager of Rose IntermodaLogistics.honest in what their technol-ogydoesanddoesnotdo, HomendytoldBloomberg Newsinherfirstinterview sinceshewassworninon Aug. 13.Homendy,49,aformer Capitol Hill staffer who has servedasanNTSBboard membersince2018,went on to praise Teslas coopera-tion during multiple previous NTSB investigations and said she didnt want to single the companyout.ShecitedTV advertisementsforvarious vehicles that create the false impressiontheyarecapable ofsteeringandbrakingon their own when drivers must stillmonitorthesystems. Atarecentconferenceshe attendedofstatehighway safetyofficials,mostsaid theythoughtsomemodels could operate themselves.I was stunned, Homendy said. No, we do not.Addressingthesafetyof these driver assist systems is oneofaverylonglistof actionsHomendyplansto shake up transportation safety. Shes vowing to ask Congress to expand the staff and budget of the agency, and to put new focusonemergingtechnolo-giessuchasautomatedcars and human space flight.Homendy was staff direc-torforDemocratsonthe HouseTransportationand InfrastructureCommittees paneloverseeingrailroads, pipelines and hazardous mate-rials before being appointed as a member of the safety board in2018.RobertSumwalt, who was NTSB chairman for almostfouryears,stepped down June 30.In her first address to the NTSBsstaffofalmost400 employees,Homendysaid she will work with the agen-cys Office of Aviation Safety to rename it within the next 100 days to reflect that it also has responsibility to investi-gatemishapsincommercial space travel.We are doing a lot, but'