STB to require ‘certain minimum information’ on demurrage invoices

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The Surface Transportation Board (STB) plans to adopt a final rule on what information should be included in demurrage-related billing statements from the Class I railroads. The rule seeks to address some of the transparency concerns raised by rail shippers.

The rule, published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, will be effective on Oct. 6. It requires Class I carriers to “include certain minimum information on or with demurrage invoices and provide machine-readable access to the minimum...

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