US Surface Transportation Board (STB) Archives - The Loadstar Making sense of the supply chain Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:29:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 31889032 US logistics players expand to boost their cross-border reach into Mexico https://theloadstar.com/us-logistics-players-expand-to-boost-their-cross-border-reach-into-mexico/ https://theloadstar.com/us-logistics-players-expand-to-boost-their-cross-border-reach-into-mexico/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:29:07 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=283861 US surface logistics providers are expanding their reach across the southern border.
Class I rail carriers CPKC and CSX are poised to open a new rail link connecting the US south-east with Mexico, while Uber Freight has beefed up its presence in Mexico.
Others are building their footprint at the Laredo gateway, which regained the crown of largest US import gateway in August, on the strength of a trade volume worth $30.7bn.
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]]> https://theloadstar.com/us-logistics-players-expand-to-boost-their-cross-border-reach-into-mexico/feed/ 0 283861 BNSF maintenance cuts prompt further US rail safety warning https://theloadstar.com/bnsf-maintenance-cuts-prompt-further-us-rail-safety-warning/ https://theloadstar.com/bnsf-maintenance-cuts-prompt-further-us-rail-safety-warning/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:30:40 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=280591 Divisions remain deep between US rail labour and management, with accusations that the latter is jeopardising safety for the benefit of profitability.
At Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees division of the Teamsters Union has written to the US Surface Transportation Board (STB) warning that cutbacks in the railway’s maintenance budget are undermining safety to shore up profits.
US rail top brass and labour are also ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/bnsf-maintenance-cuts-prompt-further-us-rail-safety-warning/feed/ 0 280591 New STB chair orders railway CEOs to attend forum on declining volumes https://theloadstar.com/new-stb-chair-orders-railway-ceos-to-attend-forum-on-declining-volumes/ https://theloadstar.com/new-stb-chair-orders-railway-ceos-to-attend-forum-on-declining-volumes/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:43:08 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=276683 Robert Primus, the new chairman of the US Surface Transportation Board (STB), has called in the CEOs of the North American Class I rail carriers to discuss the decline of rail traffic and how to revive it.
He has set a two-day hearing for 16 and 17 September at the STB Washington HQ.
Citing a 28% decline in carload traffic over the past 10 years, the STB wants to hear from the ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/new-stb-chair-orders-railway-ceos-to-attend-forum-on-declining-volumes/feed/ 0 276683 US regulators unveil new rules on rail operator performance and safety https://theloadstar.com/us-regulators-unveil-new-rules-on-rail-operator-performance-and-safety/ https://theloadstar.com/us-regulators-unveil-new-rules-on-rail-operator-performance-and-safety/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:29:25 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=254753 The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) that looks to give rail users access to reciprocal switching in an effort to cope with poor carrier performance.
It called this “an important step in addressing the many freight rail service concerns expressed by stakeholders since 2016”.
Following repeated complaints from cargo owners about service problems and delays by rail carriers, the STB began extensive hearings on ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/us-regulators-unveil-new-rules-on-rail-operator-performance-and-safety/feed/ 0 254753 Starvation threat to chickens prompts emergency delivery order to UP https://theloadstar.com/starvation-threat-to-chickens-prompts-emergency-delivery-order-to-up/ https://theloadstar.com/starvation-threat-to-chickens-prompts-emergency-delivery-order-to-up/#respond Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:39:40 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=233392 For the second time in seven months the US Surface Transportation Board (STB) has issued an emergency service order to rail operator Union Pacific (UP) to deliver urgently needed feed after delays were putting the lives of millions of chickens and thousands of cattle at risk.
Foster Farms, one of the biggest US poultry producers which processes about a million chickens every day, as well as turkeys and cattle, filed a petition ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/starvation-threat-to-chickens-prompts-emergency-delivery-order-to-up/feed/ 0 233392 Alarm over box dwell times at west coast ports – the railroads must help https://theloadstar.com/alarm-over-box-dwell-times-at-west-coast-ports-the-railroads-must-help/ https://theloadstar.com/alarm-over-box-dwell-times-at-west-coast-ports-the-railroads-must-help/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:15:03 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=206549 Concern over lengthening container dwell times at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has caused US transportation secretary Peter Buttigieg to call on the railways to work harder to tackle the backlogs.
The line-up of ships waiting for berth space has diminished over recent months, but the ports and their users fear this could reverse if the railways cannot resolve the worsening build-up of containers.
Port executives have warned that ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/alarm-over-box-dwell-times-at-west-coast-ports-the-railroads-must-help/feed/ 0 206549 Grim outlook for intermodal as an alternative to ‘maxed-out’ US truck market https://theloadstar.com/grim-outlook-for-intermodal-as-an-alternative-to-maxed-out-us-truck-market/ https://theloadstar.com/grim-outlook-for-intermodal-as-an-alternative-to-maxed-out-us-truck-market/#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:59:47 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=180380 To frustrated US shippers, going intermodal is proving a shaky alternative to the maxed-out trucking market.
Rail giant CSX provided the latest setback last Thursday with the announcement it would restrict the number of domestic containers it accepts from Chicago.
It was the second time in two months CSX has restricted intermodal traffic.
The other Class I rail companies have also metered intermodal traffic in various traffic lanes to alleviate pressure on clogged-up ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/grim-outlook-for-intermodal-as-an-alternative-to-maxed-out-us-truck-market/feed/ 0 180380 CSX makes ‘third time lucky’ bid for Pan Am Railways takeover approval https://theloadstar.com/csx-makes-third-time-lucky-bid-for-pan-am-railways-takeover-approval/ https://theloadstar.com/csx-makes-third-time-lucky-bid-for-pan-am-railways-takeover-approval/#respond Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:43:17 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=174444 CSX is hoping its third attempt to clear regulatory hurdles for its planned acquisition of Pan Am Railways will get the green light.
The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) deemed its previous applications incomplete and requested more details to address questions of competitiveness.
CSX and Pan Am agreed the takeover at the end of November and CSX submitted a formal application for approval to the STB in February, requesting the acquisition be ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/csx-makes-third-time-lucky-bid-for-pan-am-railways-takeover-approval/feed/ 0 174444 US transport board voices concern over rail preparedness for peak https://theloadstar.com/us-transport-board-voices-concern-over-rail-preparedness-for-peak/ https://theloadstar.com/us-transport-board-voices-concern-over-rail-preparedness-for-peak/#respond Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:32:31 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=169651 Marty Oberman, chairman of the US Surface Transportation Board (STB), is a prolific letter writer these days, and has penned several missives to CEOs of the Class I rail companies and the Association of American Railroads expressing concern over service issues.
One letter is asking for an update on their preparations for the upcoming peak season, borne out of concern over reports from shippers of recent service problems.
The STB has received ...

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