Railcar leasing rates are predicated on several factors. While all of them influence railcar leasing rates, three key variables really set the pricing stage: Railcar Utilization: How many trips per…

We’re seeing that shippers of all transportation modes (rail, truck, barge, etc.) dealing with COVID-19 aftermath are establishing their company’s logistics plan and taking a front seat at the table…

The Demand for Transportation is Incredible Right Now The pent-up demand for rail freight and the movement of goods is incredibly high right now.  All around the country, North America…

When it comes to rail origins and destinations, railroad hauling service providers can be characterized in two basic classifications: 1) Class I railroads and 2) Shortline railroads. The Class I…

Written by Darell Luther & Shannon Rodgers Onboarding or bringing private railcars online should be a strategic process.  Private railcars can be acquired by purchasing or leasing used railcars or…

This month we’ve put together a high-level quantification checklist to help you determine the cost of railroad service issues to your company and give you some insights on what you…

The weather outside is frightful, let it… And the song goes on about snow, snow and more snow.  Back when I was a grain marketing rail rate maker on the…

Have you ever had a transportation audit?  Not unlike an IRS audit which is a hunt to find money and audit of your transportation network is also intended to find…

This blog wanders a bit from our normal direct rail related path.  However, it is pertinent with the recent events that are occurring around the world and in particular in…

There’s an interesting phenomenon occurring in the railcar market.  There’s a bunch of railcars in storage.  Most of those railcars are tank cars, covered hoppers for frac sand and coal…