Author Archive for NITL Staff – Page 12

League Files Joint Comments on Competitive Switching Rule

On October 26, the League joined with several other groups in filing comments with the Surface Transportation Board on Ex Parte 711. READ MORE

Registration Opens for NIT League Transportation Summit

Registration for the 2017 NIT League Transportation Summit, to be held January 30-Febuary 1 in San Diego, opened earlier this week. READ MORE

 

 

NITL Hosts Webinar on Switching Rule Status

With the deadline approaching to submit comments to the Surface Transportation Board in response to its proposed rule on competitive switching, NITL hosted a brief Webinar on October 12 to update League members on the status of its efforts in this area. READ MORE

 

 

League Continues Active Schedule in Washington, D.C.

Congress left Washington after passing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through, but there is still important work going on in the nation’s capital. READ MORE

NITL Urges Quick Resolution of Hanjin Bankruptcy

The League joined 100-plus other groups in asking Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to work with the South Korean government to bring the crisis to a swift and positive end. READ MORE

 

League Joins STB Filing against Changes to Bill of Lading

The League has joined with the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council to challenge a recent move that shifted the burden of proof of liability from carriers to shippers. READ MORE

 

League Rebuts Railroads’ STB Argument in Op-ed Piece

NITL Executive Director Jennifer Hedrick laid out the rationale for the League’s fight for competitive switching in an op-ed article in this week’s issue of Transportation Weekly. READ MORE

 

League Meets with Maritime Commission to Discuss Hanjin Bankruptcy

NITL staff met with officials from the Federal Maritime Commission on September 8 to share League members’ concerns about the impact of Hanjin Shipping’s collapse. READ MORE

 

League Provides Guidance on Hanjin Bankruptcy

Shippers around the world are reeling from the news of Hanjin Shipping’s declaration of bankruptcy in South Korea last week. READ MORE

League Informs STB of Broad Support for Revoking Commodity Exemptions

NITL has filed extensive comments with the Surface Transportation Board demonstrating widespread support for revoking regulatory exemptions for certain commodities transported by rail. READ MORE