Tag: Surface Transportation Board
Moving Grain: Diesel Price Drops By 10.7 Cents Jul 15, 2022
Diesel Price Drops by 10.7 Cents From the week ending July 4 to the week ending July 11, the average U.S. diesel fuel price dropped 10.7 cents to $5.568 per […]
Moving Grain: Ocean Shipping Reform Act Becomes Law Jun 23, 2022
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 Becomes Law Enacted on June 16, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 is intended to expand the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) authority to […]
Moving Grain: STB Requires Additional Service Reporting From Railroads May 14, 2022
STB Requires Additional Service Reporting From Railroads On May 6, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced it will require the four largest U.S. rail carriers (BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk […]
Moving Grain: STB Proposes To Amend Emergency Service Rules Apr 29, 2022
STB Proposes To Amend Its Emergency Service Rules The Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on April 22 to amend its rarely used emergency service […]
USA Rice Raises Rail Shipping Concerns to Surface Transportation Board Apr 26, 2022
Last week, USA Rice submitted comments to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) outlining a number of rail shipping issues impacting the U.S. rice industry and urging the STB to take lasting actions […]
Moving Grain: STB Sets Schedule for Hearing on Rail Service Issues Apr 23, 2022
STB Sets Schedule for Next Week’s Hearing on Rail Service Issues On April 20, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) posted a schedule of appearances for its April 26-27 hearing on […]
Moving Grain: USDA, NGFA Express Concern to STB Over Rail Service Apr 2, 2022
USDA and NGFA Express Concern to STB Over Rail Service On March 30, USDA expressed concern to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) over worsening rail service. An earlier, March 24 […]
Moving Grain: Diesel Prices Reach Record Level Mar 10, 2022
U.S. Average Diesel Fuel Prices Reach Record Level During the week ending March 7, U.S. average diesel fuel prices increased 74.5 cents from the previous week to a record $4.849 […]
Moving Grain: STB Says No to Extension for Reciprocal Switching Public Hearing – DTN Feb 2, 2022
The Surface Transportation Board recently issued a decision denying a request to extend an upcoming hearing on reciprocal switching. Since 2016, there has been much discussion about “competitive” or “reciprocal” […]
Moving Grain: White House Outlines Plan To Recruit Truck Drivers Dec 24, 2021
White House Outlines Plan To Recruit Truck Drivers On December 16, the White House unveiled its Trucking Action Plan. The plan aims to reverse the decline of the trucking workforce […]