Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 18, 1999
ROBERT GROSSMAN is Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive
Officer of Emons Transportation Group, Inc. Mr. Grossman was appointed
as Vice President of Emons in 1971. In 1975, he became President and in
1979 was elected as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to 1971,
he had worked for several financial services companies, including four
years as a stockbroker. Mr. Grossman's current business related
activities include: board member of the American Short Line and Regional
Railroad Association; Executive Committee member of the Legislative
Policy Committee of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad
Association; member of the Pennsylvania Rail Freight Advisory Committee;
member of the Keystone State Railroad Association; York (Pennsylvania)
Area Metropolitan Planning Organization advisory member and board member
of Better York, Inc. Emons Transportation Group, Inc. is a rail freight
transportation and distribution services company serving the Mid-
Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States and Qu_bec, Canada,
through its Pennsylvania and New England/Qu_bec operations. Emons
currently owns five short-line railroads, operates rail/truck transfer
facilities and a rail intermodal terminal, and provides its customers
with warehousing and logistics services for the movement and storage of
their freight. Profile
Mr. Grossman: Emons Transportation Group and its predecessors have been
in business since 1971, so we've got 27 years of history. Originally
