To: BNSF International and IMC Customers and BNSF Equipment Interchange Contract Holders

This Facility Update is intended to inform BNSF customers of changes related to specific facilities.

If you have questions, please contact your BNSF Marketing Representative or email Customer Interface.

This Facility Update is posted on our web site at www.bnsf.com.

 

St. Paul Intermodal Facility Update

August 5, 2004

The St. Paul Facility is expanding its container ground stacking operation to include all inbound steamship line containers. Currently, draymen are directed to locate a bare chassis and then have the grounded container mounted onto the chassis prior to out-gate delivery.

New Container Pre-mount Request Process
To better serve our customers, a new "Pre-mount Request" process will be implemented August 9, 2004. This new process applies only to steamship containers and expedites the out-gate movement of shipments by allowing shippers and trucking companies to enter the desired pick-up date for inbound units into BNSF's iPower tool - Display Intermodal Lot Location (DLL). The pre-mount requests will enable BNSF to have your shipment mounted on a chassis and ready for pick-up prior to your drayman's arrival at our facility.

  • How to Request a Container Pre-Mount
    • Initially, the St. Paul hub will accept fax requests sent to 651-298-3190, in addition to requests being entered into DLL. Information to be included on the fax is the unit number, pick-up date, company name and contact name.
    • St. Paul will continue to accept fax requests through August 31--after which all requests must be performed through DLL.
    • All requests for pre-mounts must be received by 4:00 p.m. CT for containers to be available for pick-up at 8:00 a.m. CT the following calendar day.
    • Containers that are not removed from the facility by midnight on the requested date will incur a $100 lift charge and will be returned to stacked storage.
    • As of August 16, 2004, St. Paul will no longer perform live lifts requested at the gate for grounded containers, and all requests for mounting must be submitted via the pre-mount process.

How to Register for iPower
If you are not currently an iPower user, please register for iPower in order to obtain access to Display Intermodal Lot Location (DLL). To register, click on the following link: https://www.bnsf.com/bnsf.sph/myBNSF.

If you have questions regarding DLL, please contact BNSF eBusiness general help at 1-800-809-2673, options 4, 4. You may also send an e-mail to bnsfipower@bnsf.com. All other questions should be directed to your Intermodal Marketing Representative at 1-888-428-2673, option 3.

 

To: BNSF Intermodal Customers and BNSF Equipment Interchange Contract Holders

This Marketing News bulletin is designed to inform BNSF customers of new service or product offerings, or of permanent changes to existing service.

If you have any questions, please contact your BNSF Marketing Representative or email Customer Interface.

This Marketing News bulletin is posted on our web site at www.bnsf.com.

 

Changes to Storage Policy
at BNSF's St. Paul, Minn. Intermodal Facility

August 2, 2004

To help maintain fluidity and improve the throughput of shipments at BNSF's St. Paul Intermodal Facility, changes to BNSF's intermodal storage policy are being implemented effective September 1, 2004. Below is a summary of the changes; additional details may be reviewed on the attached table.

Storage Rules Changes - Effective date: September 1, 2004

  • Free Time
    • Free time starts upon notification (shipment availability). Scheduled availability will no longer be a factor in calculating free time.
    • Free time is day of notification:
      • Plus 48 hours for private equipment
      • Plus 24 hours for rail-controlled equipment
    • If notification occurs after 5:00 p.m. CT, the day of notification is the following day.
  • Storage Charges
    • A new daily rate of $100 will be charged for both private and rail-controlled equipment (excluding NACS equipment) once free time has expired.
    • All service levels (Expedited, Premium, Value, and Y-Empty) are affected.
    • Weekend days will be chargeable and will be incorporated into the storage charge calculation.

Elimination of "N" Service Level - Effective date: August 31, 2004

  • The current "N" service level rates and associated schedules with no weekend availability will be eliminated for shipments into St. Paul.
  • The "P" service level that includes weekend availability will replace the "N" service option into St. Paul. Therefore, weekend days will be chargeable for all levels of service.
  • Any shipment that de-ramps at St. Paul at or after 12:01 a.m. CT on September 1, 2004, will be charged the new storage rates.

At this time, the above changes are applicable only at the St. Paul facility. BNSF will continue to review other facilities and will communicate any future modifications.

To view the specific storage changes at St. Paul, click on the following link: http://www.bnsf.com/business/iabu/pdf/storage_and_detention.pdf. To see your "last free day" on-line, register for iPower and sign up for DLL and eStorage at the following link: https://www.bnsf.com/bnsf.sph/myBNSF.

We appreciate your business. If you have questions regarding these changes at St. Paul, please contact your Intermodal Marketing Representative at 1-888-428-2673, option 3.