Having federal regulators collect rail data related to first-mile and last-mile activity could help rail shippers greatly because it would measure the railroads’ ability to deliver shipments on time, Herman Haksteen, president of the Private Railcar Food and Beverage Association (PRFBA), said during a fireside chat Wednesday for FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
The data that the Surface Transportation Board collects now on performance statistics for rail car velocity and terminal dwell...
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