James Hertwig Named CEO of Florida East Coast Railway

Florida East Coast Railway said that longtime trucking and transportation executive James Hertwig will become its chief executive officer, effective July 1.

He will succeed David Rohal, who will continue in his RailAmerica role as senior vice president and will remain on FEC’s board of managers.

Hertwig was previously president and CEO of Carolina Freight Carriers Corp., president of Landstar Logistics and, most recently, president of CSX Intermodal.

He currently serves on the board of the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver and is beginning his third term on the board of the Intermodal Association of North America.

FEC is a regional freight railroad that extends along a 351-mile corridor between Jacksonville and Miami, with exclusive rail access to the Port of Palm Beach, Port Everglades and the Port of Miami.