William Gerst | Board Member

July 18, 2024
|By Scott Case

A middle-aged man with short gray hair and a neatly trimmed goatee smiles at the camera. William Gerst, a dedicated board member, wears a light-colored suit jacket and a white dress shirt. The background shows part of a room with a piece of abstract wall art and minimal decor.I am a logistician with 20+ years experience in the Chicago air freight market and have been Business Development Manager for 12 years with Innovative Transport Solutions (ITS) & now also PTS Logistics (PTSL) in Wood Dale, IL 60191. Career background in air, ocean, warehousing, domestic trucking (asset-based & non-asset based), rail & intermodal transportation. Concentration in best practices for loading/unloading cargo from 20'/40'/45'/53’ ISO containers & 53’ Dry & Refrigerated Vans. Manufacturer & distributor offering material handling equipment such as the Portable Roller Bed System (PBS) for the air-ground transport market (18 airfreight markets) and the Mobile Transport Tray (MTT) for door-to-door-intermodal services throughout North America and the ocean freight transportation market around the globe.

I look forward to the opportunity of serving on the IACAC Board to bring my career skillsets & professional contacts to support & grow this important organization.