American Chemistry Council
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Rail
Shippers want STB to clarify what it wants from merger applicants
Canadian Pacific and CN note the end of the public comment period for CN’s proposed voting trust, which would be used to acquire Kansas City…
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Chemicals shippers relay rail service woes to regulators
The American Chemistry Council wants the Surface Transportation Board to look into whether operational changes and cost cutting exacerbated the rail service issues that chemicals…
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American Chemistry Council urges caution on Class I mergers
The American Chemistry Council, which represents chemicals shippers, wants the Surface Transportation Board to scrutinize proposed Class I rail mergers to ensure that shippers don’t…
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Rail
Shippers embrace STB’s demurrage billing rule
The Surface Transportation Board’s final rule on what information should be included in a demurrage billing statement provides transparency and accountability in a process shippers…
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Rail
Rail stakeholders see promise and peril in Biden infrastructure push
Freight rail associations and shippers praise President Joe Biden’s efforts to modernize U.S. transportation infrastructure, but some are worried about how to foot the costs.…
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Shippers, unions, railroads take sides at Senate hearing
Rail stakeholders debate the legacy of precision scheduled railroading and the common carrier obligation.
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Surface Transportation Board adopts rule to improve data collected from freight railroads
The Board is modifying what data it collects from the waybill samples of the U.S. freight railroads.
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Driver issues
ATA appeals to White House for driver provisions
DMV flexibility, coronavirus testing among requests as potential for supply chain disruption grows.
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American Shipper
American shippers want FMC container availability rule published
“With ongoing challenges posed by the coronavirus, there is real concern about these fees being assessed when there are equipment issues beyond the control of…
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American Shipper
American shippers praise Senate passage of USMCA
Overwhelming approval of U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act paves new trade pact’s way to President Trump’s desk for signature.
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