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BNSF RailPass cuts truckers' time from road to ramp in half
THE Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway has now adopted a dispatch system for pickup and delivery of containers at its intermodal hubs.
Progressive Railroading reports that more than 8,000 truck drivers have signed up to use the application, which requires registration with a commercial driver's licence (CDL) number and issuing state information.
It is accessible at 26 major intermodal hubs including BNSF Commerce, which serves the ports of LA and Long Beach, Logistics Park Chicago and the Seattle International Gateway.
The western US railway's RailPass is designed to allow drivers to quickly enter and exit yards utilising "Quick Response" technology.
Cargo information is entered through a mobile application on the driver's smart phone. The gate then issues a pickup or delivery ticket providing the location of outbound equipment or a slot for inbound loads.
The app even offers emergency response within the yard, sending first responders to GPS coordinates through the driver's phone.
Today, drivers pre-register through the UIIA (see Uniform Intermodal Interchange & Facilities Agreement www.Uiia.org) and present their ID upon arrival to begin a paperwork process which takes 10 minutes to complete.
RailPass cuts that time in half and reduces the need for drivers to stop at the "trouble desk" in case of equipment problems or slot location issues that would add additional time to the move.
Progressive Railroading reports that more than 8,000 truck drivers have signed up to use the application, which requires registration with a commercial driver's licence (CDL) number and issuing state information.
It is accessible at 26 major intermodal hubs including BNSF Commerce, which serves the ports of LA and Long Beach, Logistics Park Chicago and the Seattle International Gateway.
The western US railway's RailPass is designed to allow drivers to quickly enter and exit yards utilising "Quick Response" technology.
Cargo information is entered through a mobile application on the driver's smart phone. The gate then issues a pickup or delivery ticket providing the location of outbound equipment or a slot for inbound loads.
The app even offers emergency response within the yard, sending first responders to GPS coordinates through the driver's phone.
Today, drivers pre-register through the UIIA (see Uniform Intermodal Interchange & Facilities Agreement www.Uiia.org) and present their ID upon arrival to begin a paperwork process which takes 10 minutes to complete.
RailPass cuts that time in half and reduces the need for drivers to stop at the "trouble desk" in case of equipment problems or slot location issues that would add additional time to the move.
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