🚂STB Notice on Waybill Data Release
The Surface Transportation Board has received a request to use select data from its masked Carload Waybill Samples. The request emphasizes the confidentiality of data, allowing objections within 14 days. Further inquiries on this request can be directed to the Board, which oversees transportation economics.
Learn More🚄Annual Revenue Thresholds for Railroads Effective January 2024
The Surface Transportation Board has released the annual deflator factor and inflation-adjusted revenue thresholds for railroads for 2024, ensuring classification based on actual business growth rather than inflation effects. This update is crucial for compliance with reporting requirements and reflects changes based on current economic data.
Learn More🚂Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor Approval and Business Impact
The Surface Transportation Board has adopted the third quarter 2025 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads.
Learn More⚖️Guidance on Criminal Regulation Enforcement by Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) hereby gives notice of its plans to address criminally liable regulatory offenses under the recent executive order on Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.
Learn More🚂Regulatory Notice on Waybill Data Use Requests by ACC
The Surface Transportation Board has received a request for access to specific Carload Waybill Sample data by Thompson Hine and Escalation Consultants on behalf of the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Due to the confidential nature of waybill data, objections can be filed within 14 days, highlighting the importance of confidentiality in business operations and data usage regulations.
Learn More🚍Analysis of Van Pool Transportation Regulatory Approval
On May 16, 2025, Van Pool Transportation LLC (Van Pool) and AG Van Pool Holdings, LP (AG Holdings) (collectively, Applicants), both noncarriers, filed an application to acquire control of an interstate passenger motor carrier, Bill's Taxi Service Inc. d/b/a A&A Metro Transportation (A&A), from its shareholders, Thomas Arrighi, Michael Arrighi, and Gaile Arrighi (collectively, Sellers). In addition to this proposed transaction, Applicants also seek after-the-fact control authority for the following Van Pool subsidiaries: Dell Transportation Corp. (Dell), Hendrickson Bus Corporation (Hendrickson), Huntington Coach Corporation (Huntington Corp.), Huntington Coach, L.L.C. (Huntington LLC), Towne Bus Corp. (Towne Corp.), Towne Bus LLC (Towne LLC), Van Trans LLC (Van Trans), WE Transport (NY) LLC (WE NY), WE Transport LLC (Connecticut) (WE CT), and WE Transport, Inc. (WE Transport) (collectively, the ATF Subsidiaries). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the control of A&A as well as the ATF Subsidiaries. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Learn More🚂2024 Tax Rates for Class I Railroads
The Surface Transportation Board has published the 2024 weighted average state tax rates for Class I railroads, calculated by the Association of American Railroads. Stakeholders are invited to comment on the calculations, which will influence the Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method and potentially affect railroad financial operations. Comments are due by July 8, 2025.
Learn More🚂Grainbelt Corporation's Trackage Rights Exemption Request Approved
The Surface Transportation Board has granted Grainbelt Corporation's request to allow its trackage rights agreement with BNSF Railway Company to expire on March 30, 2026. This decision minimizes regulatory barriers, promotes efficiency in rail transportation, and aligns with the parties' agreement, while ensuring employee protections are in place during the transition.
Learn More🚍Regulatory Approval for Acquisition of Roadrunner Charters and Clark Travel
On May 5, 2025, Trivest Fund VII, L.P. (Trivest), a noncarrier, and its noncarrier subsidiary Passenger Transport Holdings, L.P. (PTH) (collectively, Applicants), filed an application for authority to acquire all voting securities of Roadrunner Charters, Inc. (Roadrunner), and its affiliate, Clark Charters and Travel, Inc., d/b/a Clark Travel Enterprises (Clark) (collectively, Acquired Carriers). Both Roadrunner and Clark are interstate passenger motor carriers holding operating authority issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing this transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Learn More🚂Railmark Industrial Railway Operation Exemption in Louisiana
Railmark Industrial Railway Inc. has filed for an exemption to operate as a common carrier on approximately nine miles of existing private track in Louisiana. This exemption, effective June 26, 2025, allows RIR to provide services to Cleco's Dolet Hills Power Station and other potential customers, promoting increased regional transportation efficiency.
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