Congressional Leaders Ask for PSR Study

Congressional Leaders Ask for PSR Study

Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) are requesting the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the impacts that the implementation of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) by Class I railroads is having on workers, safety, freight shippers, passenger railroads, and long-term management of the nation’s railroads. A specific request made in the letter is for GAO to examine the impact of PSR on “increases in demurrage or accessorial charges or other costs to shippers.”

 IWLA’s Transportation Advisory Council does plan to meet with the GAO to provide information on the impact of PSR on demurrage and accessorial charges.

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