Jim Pinson ACACSO November 14, 2013 Event Reporting Jim Pinson ACACSO November 14, 2013

Agenda Industry trends Missing events Out of sequence events Erroneous events

Industry trends Automated audits Centralized car hire Reclaims countered because of missing events Centralized car hire Central processor cannot respond to events not reported Event data provided to shippers

Missing events

What events are missing? Event Time From Road To Road Posting Road Liable Road City LCS Code Status ARIL 9/10/2013 2:51 GPRR City A A E DFLC 9/10/2013 3:10 9/10/2013 4:56 City B 9/10/2013 5:15 City C 9/10/2013 5:39 City D 9/10/2013 5:58 City E 9/10/2013 7:30 City F 9/10/2013 8:16 City G

Answer: Arrivals are missing

Possible impacts Internal systems must compensate for missing records Shippers may not have visibility into car location From 9/10 – 08 until 9/10 – 14 Rule 22 reclaims may be countered Under CCH Rule 22 relief may not be created

Out of sequence events

Which events are out of sequence? Event Time From Road To Road Posting Road Liable Road City LCS Code Status ARRI 8/28/2013 2:20 GPRR GP Yard A L PACT 8/28/2013 2:30 RMTY 8/29/2013 16:17 E 8/29/2013 16:19 PFPS 8/30/2013 20:30 DFLC 8/30/2013 20:40 RLOD 8/30/2013 23:42 ARIL 8/30/2013 23:45 City A

Answer: Release loaded (RLOD) was reported after the car departed GP yard

Possible impacts Internal systems must compensate for the out of sequence record Shipper/consignee may be given inaccurate car location data Car release 8/30 – 23:42 vs. Car arrived City A 8/30 – 23:45

Another possible impact For a car being loaded, Rule 22 calculation may be incorrect

Erroneous events Event Event Time From Road To Road Posting Road Liable Road City LCS Code Status BOHR 8/13/2013 10:20 GPRR GP Yard A E STSU 8/16/2013 12:50 BFRM 8/16/2013 14:23 HQ OSTH 9/6/2013 7:46 DFLC 9/13/2013 8:53 ARIL 9/13/2013 8:54 City A 9/13/2013 20:04

Which events are erroneous? Release from bad order (BFRM) should be at GP yard, not HQ

Possible impacts Invalid car location information may be provided to shipper/consignee Mileage may be calculated from GP yard to HQ and back

Erroneous events Event Event Time From Road To Road Posting Road Liable Road City LCS Code Status ARRI 8/17/2013 9:27 Road A City A A E ICHD 8/17/2013 9:28 GPRR GP Yard X 8/18/2013 7:29 AARG B ICHR 8/19/2013 5:30 ARIL 8/20/2013 10:30 V L 8/20/2013 12:00 Road B I

Which events are erroneous or missing? Place, release and pull on GPRR – missing Interchange (ICHD) from GPRR to Road B

Possible impacts Incomplete information may be given to shipper or consignee Reclaims – either special or Rule 22 – may be challenged

Conclusion Accurate and timely event reporting is required to support current processes Internal systems Shipper/consignee information As industry moves toward more automation and centralization, accurate and timely event reporting will become more critical

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