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

2. Agenda Industry trends Missing events Out of sequence events
Erroneous events

3. 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

4. Missing events

5. 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

6. Answer:
Arrivals are missing

7. 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

8. Out of sequence events

9. 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/ :17 E
8/29/ :19
PFPS
8/30/ :30
DFLC
8/30/ :40
RLOD
8/30/ :42
ARIL
8/30/ :45
City A

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

11. 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

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

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

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

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

16. 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/ :30 V L
8/20/ :00
Road B I

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

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

19. 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

20. Questions?