chemicals shippers

Rail service metrics still lacking

Rail service has gotten better since the service meltdowns seen in the first half of 2022, but more needs to be done to get service metrics back to pre-pandemic levels, according to two reports on rail service.

ACC: Most say rail service in H2 2022 didn’t improve from H1

Seventy-eight percent of the members of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) say rail service was the same or worse in the second half of 2022 compared with the first half of that year, according to a report released Thursday.

Fort...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-service-metrics-still-lacking

Chemical shippers say freight rail service still lacking

A train of tank cars passes by a railroad crossing

A number of chemical shippers still face significant rail service disruptions despite freight railroads’ efforts to improve, according to recent statements from the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

An update to a survey that the trade group conducted in December, March and July documents what members see as ongoing rail service challenges: 46% viewed rail service and delays as getting worse, up from 39% in March; 48% viewed service as about the same, down from 53% in March; and 7% viewed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chemical-shippers-say-freight-rail-service-still-lacking

Chemical trade group: Washington must prioritize supply chain issues

As a result of the supply chain disruptions of 2021, one-third of member companies of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) experienced or declared force majeure, which is when a company breaks a contract due to extraordinary circumstances.

That is among findings that the survey, conducted in November and December, discovered as it sought to determine just how last year’s supply chain chain challenges impacted the industry. The trade group also found that 98% of member companies reported...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chemical-trade-group-washington-must-prioritize-supply-chain-issues

Chemicals shippers relay rail service woes to regulators

A photograph of a train of tank cars.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) wants regulators to look into why chemicals shippers are experiencing “rail service challenges” throughout the U.S. and particularly within the Gulf Coast and Southeast.

ACC President and CEO Chris Jahn sent a letter dated Tuesday to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) asking whether widespread and persistent rail service issues have been brought about by the railroads’ efforts to cut costs and modify network operations. 

The letter didn’t name precision...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chemicals-shippers-relay-rail-service-woes-to-regulators

FreightWaves Haul of Fame: ADM Trucking serves ADM and others

An ADM tanker truck on the move. (Photo: ADM/lpk)

This is an overview of ADM and its in-house fleet of trucks. However, the company also owns barges, railcars, boats and oceangoing vessels. Now a Fortune 100 company, ADM had a humble origin.

George A. Archer and John W. Daniels began a linseed crushing business in Minneapolis in 1902. In the 119 years since then, the company has grown from a regional linseed oil business to a global leader in human and animal nutrition.

Growing the company

Archer and Daniels named their company the Archer-Daniels...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-haul-of-fame-adm-trucking-serves-adm-and-others

STB asks Class I railroads to report on chemicals and plastics data

A photograph of boxcars and tank cars at a rail crossing.

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) will include certain chemical and plastics traffic as a distinct reporting category that the Class I railroads must include in a weekly report about held railcars.

The Board said Thursday it is adopting a rule on this issue, effective July 20. The rule will apply to all the Class I carriers and the Chicago Transportation Coordination Office. Chicago is a key railroad hub.

The Class I railroads report certain performance metrics for a wide range of...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/stb-asks-class-i-railroads-to-report-on-chemicals-and-plastics-data

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