Several important rules have come forth in recent weeks that deserve IWLA’s immediate attention and action. The International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) devotes its time and energy protecting members from […]
On June 18 the U.S. Senate passed S. 808, Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015. As previously reported, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Sen. John […]
As reported by the Rail Customer Coalition: The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation examined STB issues during the hearing to re-nominate Dan Elliott to the Surface Transportation […]
Encouraging news came this week with U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci’s (R-Ohio) proposal to ensure sustainable funding for the Highway Trust Fund for no less than 10 years. According to the […]
The U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committee recently unveiled the fiscal year 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill, the legislation that will provide discretionary funding for the vast majority of the federal government […]
Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will soon introduce the Surface Transportation […]
IWLA formed its Rail Council with two original goals: fight demurrage charges and educate members on moving goods by rail. Those are apt reasons, given that IWLA’s forerunner, the American […]
U.S. Representatives John Duncan (R-Tenn.), Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) and Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) have introduced H.R. 4727 to create a “national hiring standard” for motor carriers. If enacted, the bill would require that […]
On April 11, 2014 the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued its final demurrage rules (the “rule”) establishing the circumstance under which public warehouse operators and others will be liable […]
Is the demurrage liability debate over? On April 11, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced its decision on a widely debated topic in the warehouse logistics and rail communities: […]
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