by fourcegroup | Sep 29, 2025 | glossary
A twenty-four (24) hour period that begins at 00:01 AM and finishes at 23:59 PM the following day. Demurrage Days are always rounded up to the nearest full day equivalent, there is no partial day calculations.
by fourcegroup | Sep 29, 2025 | glossary
Demurrage is a charge for detaining a railcar. Railroads charge demurrage as an incentive for Customers to load and unload railcars promptly, to prevent congestion in railroad terminals caused by idle railcars, and ultimately to improve the utilization of train &...
by fourcegroup | Sep 29, 2025 | glossary
Time of day and/or day of the week that establishes when railcar instructions must be transmitted by Customer to the RR in order to guarantee service on the next scheduled Day of Service. Requests received after the Cut-off Time will fall to the following scheduled...
by fourcegroup | Sep 29, 2025 | glossary
Time of day and/or day of the week that establishes when railcar instructions must be transmitted by Customer to the RR in order to guarantee service on the next scheduled Day of Service. Requests received after the Cut-off Time will fall to the following scheduled...
by fourcegroup | Sep 29, 2025 | glossary
The consignor, loader, consignee, unloader, or other party who is responsible for the payment of demurrage, detention or other charges specified in this publication. For the purpose of assessing demurrage charges, Customer includes any person receiving railcars for...
by fourcegroup | Sep 29, 2025 | glossary
is the holding of a car at a destination or another point when actual placement cannot be made due to a condition attributable to the consignor or consignee. It includes the hold of a car containing an order- notify or inbound shipment pending satisfaction of delivery...
