Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) is making changes to its tariffs governing demurrage and accessorial charges, the railroad said on Dec. 1 in an operations update. Norfolk Southern (NS) is ...

An annual shipper survey shows that fuel surcharge increments are creeping upward while detention standards and rates hold steady, but stop-off charges are shifting to a progressive scale.

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has released decisions that address how freight railroads apply demurrage and accessorial charges to rail shippers, providing some direction to stakeholders ...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 28 sent identical letters to the Class I railroad CEOs—the second set of letters in as many days—requesting that they continue providing quarterly ...

Norfolk Southern NSC and Union Pacific UNP are modifying some of the ways they collect demurrage and accessorial charges for some commodities, but some shippers are questioning the modifications.

Since its introduction, the AI agent has saved tens of thousands of shippers more than $1 million in avoided post-shipment rebills or billing adjustments, accessorial charges and missed discounts.

Four organizations representing private freight car owners have petitioned the Surface Transportation Board to institute a rulemaking that would update the demurrage and accessorial rules governing ...

Accessorial charges are not defined but generally refer to a wide range of rail services and activities not included in demurrage or the line-haul freight charge.

Canadian shippers paid marginally less for ground transportation in December, down 0.44% compared to November, according to the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). The Base Rate Index, excluding ...

Accessorial charges — or “behaviour-based pricing” as some carriers are dubbing it — have generally been more associated with LTL operations. But now they’re piquing the interest of the truckload ...

Notable decisions During 2016, accessorial liability was addressed in a number of notable decisions, including FWO v Oz Staff Career Services Pty Ltd & Ors [2016] FCCA 105 where a HR manager was ...