A Look Back at 100 Years of Hours of Service Laws
The Federal Railroad Association (FRA) makes it a strong priority to know when employees are on the clock working on the movement or function of a train and when they are not. These regulations and time tracking fall into Hours of Service. In 1907 the government first set in writing the limitations on working significant hours on the railroad to promote better safety. The rules have been reconfigured over time as the industry has become more aware of the best practices for employees; the amendments to the law were carried out in 1969…
Rail Terminal Management Software
The Railroad Software Training and Implementations Team has the primary focus of ensuring the success of our clients, and their use of Railroad Software products to improve overall business processes. Our team is truly dedicated to focused, deliberate, and consultative services. With our customer-focused philosophy, we seek to always provide training and implementation services in such a way that encourages complete product utilization. We are always striving to learn and discover how to enhance the overall efficiency of our products. We are dedicated to making sure our customers have full operational visibility and realize true cost savings…
5 cost savings for any rail facility using an RTMS
An RTMS (Rail Terminal Management Software) application is designed to increase efficiencies and reduce costs in many ways. Listed below are just a few of the actual costs savings that a rail facility will have by implementing an RTMS application.
- Accurately tracking railcar locations within a rail yard – When managing a rail yard manually (paper, spreadsheet, or even chalk board) it is easy to suffer railcar misplacement as so many railcars come in and out of the facility daily. The primary function of a RTMS is to manage the placement of those railcars and their inventory…