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Equipment Condition, DVIRs
Benefit Terminal Throughput
S
uccessful intermodal terminal operations require relentless attention to equipment
condition, and could benefit significantly from wider use of driver vehicle inspection
reports, or DVIRs.
"Early awareness of equipment
defects is an important aspect of
improving overall equipment condition,"
said Brant Ring, BNSF vice president,
business unit operations. He noted
that a "unified, industrywide effort"
is needed to dispel myths regarding
driver chargebacks for reporting
defects that aren't their responsibility.
"Greater DVIR compliance can
have a positive effect on overall
Ring
equipment condition by increasing
visibility to equipment defects," said Ring.
"When a DVIR is filed, a process is set in motion at the
facility to efficiently address the defect," he added.
Dave Hensal, president of Eagle Systems and head of the
IANA Operations Committee's Intermodal Chassis Driver Vehicle
Inspection Reporting Standards Task Force, told Intermodal
Insights, "We are starting to move the needle forward. There has
been more talk about DVIRs. It's difficult to see how much we
moved the needle, however. Ultimately, we need statistics."
Developing statistics could show
definitively, for example, how often
truckers are, or are not, being charged
back for damage.
DVIR Filing Pace
In the absence of recent statistics,
DVIR submission frequency is difficult
to gauge. Ring said that late last year,
the railroad noted a "modest increase"
in submissions, adding that the amount
Hensal
is still "extremely low."
At one marine terminal with 6,000 daily truck moves, an
operations executive reported never having seen a DVIR filed.
Hensal acknowledged it won't be an easy process to increase
DVIR submissions, saying that intermodal equipment providers
and facility operators must be as involved as truckers to make
the DVIR process work effectively.
The task force's goal in 2018 is to increase involvement to
move the process forward.
"Engagement benefits all," Hensal said. "The IEPs need the
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - March/April 2018
IANA News
Washington Begins Work on Infrastructure
Equipment Condition, DVIRs Benefit Terminal Throughput
Effective Steps Can Be Taken When Terminal Capacity Is Tight
Freight Report
Chassis Market Changes Focus on Pools, Efficiency
Blockchain Presented as Option to Aid Intermodal Information Flow
Buying Decisions, Truck and Real Estate Costs Transform Transloads
Gender Diversity Makes Good Business Sense
Government News
International Intermodal News
Intermodal Information Services News
New Members
People News
Intermodal Calendar
Insights - March/April 2018 - Cover1
Insights - March/April 2018 - 2
Insights - March/April 2018 - 3
Insights - March/April 2018 - IANA News
Insights - March/April 2018 - Washington Begins Work on Infrastructure
Insights - March/April 2018 - 6
Insights - March/April 2018 - 7
Insights - March/April 2018 - 8
Insights - March/April 2018 - 9
Insights - March/April 2018 - 10
Insights - March/April 2018 - Equipment Condition, DVIRs Benefit Terminal Throughput
Insights - March/April 2018 - 12
Insights - March/April 2018 - 13
Insights - March/April 2018 - 14
Insights - March/April 2018 - Effective Steps Can Be Taken When Terminal Capacity Is Tight
Insights - March/April 2018 - 16
Insights - March/April 2018 - 17
Insights - March/April 2018 - 18
Insights - March/April 2018 - Freight Report
Insights - March/April 2018 - Chassis Market Changes Focus on Pools, Efficiency
Insights - March/April 2018 - 21
Insights - March/April 2018 - 22
Insights - March/April 2018 - Blockchain Presented as Option to Aid Intermodal Information Flow
Insights - March/April 2018 - 24
Insights - March/April 2018 - 25
Insights - March/April 2018 - 26
Insights - March/April 2018 - Buying Decisions, Truck and Real Estate Costs Transform Transloads
Insights - March/April 2018 - 28
Insights - March/April 2018 - Gender Diversity Makes Good Business Sense
Insights - March/April 2018 - Government News
Insights - March/April 2018 - 31
Insights - March/April 2018 - 32
Insights - March/April 2018 - International Intermodal News
Insights - March/April 2018 - 34
Insights - March/April 2018 - Intermodal Information Services News
Insights - March/April 2018 - New Members
Insights - March/April 2018 - 37
Insights - March/April 2018 - 38
Insights - March/April 2018 - Intermodal Calendar
Insights - March/April 2018 - 40
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