Filing documents and issuing payments to the Surface Transportation Board will get easier. Effective in May, the board will proceed with a new system meant to allow for greater reliance on online tools as a way of improving its services for stakeholders.
March 26, 2019Surface Transportation Board
Government, Technology
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STB Announces New Online Payment, Filing System
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Government
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Senate Confirms Transportation Nominations
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Moments before bringing the 115th session of Congress to a close, the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2 easily confirmed the nominations of Martin Oberman and Patrick Fuchs for posts on the Surface Transportation Board.
January 4, 2019
Government
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves Transportation Nominees Amid GOP Effort to Expedite Confirmation Process
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The Senate Commerce Committee on April 25 easily approved two nominees to the Surface Transportation Board, yet it is unclear when a vote on their confirmations will be scheduled on the floor of the chamber. That uncertainty is also true for other transportation nominees awaiting consideration in the chamber.
April 25, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
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Senate Considers Presidential Nominees for Surface Transportation Board
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is one step closer to doubling the number of members who sit on the Surface Transportation Board. The committee convened a hearing April 11 to consider Patrick Fuchs and Michelle Schultz to serve as members of the board.
April 11, 2018
Government, Business
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Rail Customer Group Calls for Trump to Make STB Nominations
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The Rail Customer Coalition, a group of manufacturing, agricultural and industrial shippers, sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to nominate candidates to fill vacant seats on the Surface Transportation Board.
January 22, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
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Surface Transportation Board to Examine CSX Service Woes
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The Surface Transportation Board will hold a special session to listen to CSX Corp. and railroad shippers discuss service disruptions since May that have ratcheted up the animosity between the sides in a public war of words.
August 28, 2017
Government, Business
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Congress Sends White House Surface Transportation Board Reform Bill
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The House on Dec. 10 passed legislation that would expand the Surface Transportation Board’s leadership and take the agency out of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
December 10, 2015
Government, Business
Senate Confirms Daniel Elliott to Surface Transportation Board Reappointment
The Senate on June 22 easily confirmed the nomination of Daniel Elliott for a reappointment on the Surface Transportation Board.
June 22, 2015
Business
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Senate Passes Surface Transportation Board Reform Bill
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The U.S. Senate approved a bill intended to make the Surface Transportation Board more responsive to industry and shipper needs by accelerating and simplifying its review of rate cases.
June 19, 2015
Government, Business
Daniel Elliott Approved by Senate Panel as Surface Transportation Board Nominee
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee on May 20 easily approved the nomination of Daniel Elliott for a reappointment on the Surface Transportation Board. The nomination now moves to the full Senate, where consideration is expected after the Memorial Day holiday recess.
May 20, 2015