CHANGES NEEDED IN PROCEDURES FOR SETTING FREIGHT-CAR RENTAL RATES

The per-diem rental rate one railroad pays another for using its freight cars is set by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Commission revised its rules, regulations, and practices for freight-car per diem in August 1977. The Commission should go further by: Discontinuing the higher incentive-per-diem rates paid for plain boxcars; Amending its regulations to allow incentive-per-diem funds currently being held to be spent for purposes that promote sound car-service practices, including the efficient utilization and distribution of cars.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1977-11-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box cars; Car distribution (Railroads); Car service rules; Car supply (Railroads); Car utilization (Railroads); Contract rates; Freight cars; Incentives; Management information systems; Payment; Policy; Railroad cars; Recommendations; Regulations; Utilization
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car distribution; Government regulations; Per diem rates
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Law; Policy; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169655
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CED-77-138
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM