Items Tagged with &#39;Surface Transportation Board&#39;

Rail industry regulation agency now has three of five seats filled, but remains closed in government shutdown.

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Driving in the pole position

July 16, 2018

Trucking in trouble? Authors of the latest "State of Logistics Report" beg to differ.

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Begeman named permanent STB head; worsening rail service at top of agenda

March 21, 2018

Agency asks all major rails to address service issues.

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Rail group chief urges STB to freeze regulations until Trump appoints full slate of members

November 17, 2016

Rules 'have no business advancing' without five-member board in place, AAR's Hamberger says.

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UPS warns it may pull traffic from rails if switching proposal succeeds

October 28, 2016

Company warns of deteriorating service velocity if rails are forced to switch carload traffic.

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Agency proposes changes in language used to justify need for rails' reciprocal switching

July 28, 2016

STB changes criteria to make it easier for shippers to prove practice is necessary.

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UPS' thumbs-down of CP-NS deal could be telling blow for transaction

February 12, 2016

UPS tells regulators that deal is not in the public interest and would harm service levels.

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Senate bill to be introduced next week to strengthen Surface Transportation Board's hand

September 8, 2014

Legislation would allow rail agency to start probe before complaint is filed.

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STB decision delaying action on rail switching leaves shipper group hot under collar

November 8, 2011

Others hail ruling as a welcome strike at federal 'leviathan.'

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shippers (finally) have friends in Washington

June 1, 2009