Martin Tuchman '62

From the start of his career, the namesake of NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Business was influencing shipping and container technology and standards.

While an automotive engineer at Railway Express Agency, he and his colleagues developed a new standard for intermodal containers and chassis, which allows for interchangeability of equipment in every mode—rail, truck and ship. The standard is still in use. He later helped form Interpool, one of the nation’s leading container leasing corporations, and Trac Lease, now one of the largest chassis leasing companies in the United States.

The Tuchman Foundation works closely with Parkinson’s research organizations seeking grants and approvals from the National Institute of Health.

Martin has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and received a Hero Medal at The Smithsonian Institute.