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Shippers want more changes to demurrage and accessorial charges
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific are modifying some of the ways they collect demurrage and accessorial charges for some commodities,…
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Will the Surface Transportation Board add a new member?
Although the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has voted in favor of the nomination of an additional board member to the…
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Forest products and scrap recycling rail shippers seek oversight
The service problems associated with precision scheduled railroading (PSR) have motivated forest products and scrap recycling shippers to press the…
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May U.S. rail employment levels dropped. Will they keep falling?
Should the Class I railroads see U.S. rail volumes sustainably increase, furloughed workers could be called back to meet network…
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Regulatory agency mulls rulemaking option for rail rate methodologies
The Surface Transportation Board is considering initiating a more formal review of how it resolves rail rate disputes.
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Railroads risk market share by charging shippers excessive fees
Market expert Jim Blaze dissects the recent Surface Transportation Board hearings on demurrage and accessorial charges. Read his observations on…
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Rail regulatory authority questions its role on extra fees
“The board has the authority to define reasonable practices. If you were in our shoes, what would you do?” said…
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Rail customers air grievances on railroad billing tactics
Regulators frustrated by carriers’ lack of candor in justifying service fees
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Rail regulatory board to hear shippers speak on demurrage and accesorial charges
At least 35 groups will be testifying before the Surface Transportation Board this week to provide their perspective on how…
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Nevada approves two-member train crews; U.S. headcount dips
Nevada joins Colorado in requiring freight trains to have at least two crew members on board. Meanwhile, preliminary data from…
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