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The National Industrial Transportation League held a Webinar in response to the BNSF’s statement that they were eliminating their fuel surcharge program for carload traffic. The change was set to take affect this month, and Sandra Dearden, President and CEO of Highroad Consulting, Ltd. offered suggestions for shippers when negotiating new rates.  Also interesting is the CSXT’s announcement that they were going to re-baseline their mileage based fuel effective January 1, 2015. Genesse and Wyoming reset their mileage base with a strike price of $3.70 HDF, also effective the first of this year. What do these changes mean?

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What is the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2014, and why is it important to shippers? This bipartisan legislation was introduced on September 7, 2014 to improve the operation and effectiveness of the Surface Transportation Board. It asks to remove the STB from the Department of Transportation to establish it as an independent US agency.

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06 Mar 2015

Alabama can tax diesel on rail

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An article at US News and World Report outlines the latest ruling by the Supreme Court, allowing Alabama to apply a fuel sales tax to rail but not to truck or barge.

Shippers are likely to see an increase in rates for movements through Alabama to make up for the new state sales tax on diesel fuel. Any time rates are changed is an opportunity for billing errors. AMTR monitors these changes to make sure every shipment has been paid correctly, small rate changes can lead to big overcharges across volume shipments!


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