mfturp-1 - SDDC - U.S. Army

RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER RULESSECTION CII. GENERAL RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER RULESThis part sets forth requirements a TSP will follow when providing rates for services offeredwhen handling, storing, or transporting any type of DoD freight. Rules contained in this part willbe followed in order for TSP to continue as a SDDC approved TSP.ITEM 180RAIL IN-TRANSIT VISIBILITY (RAIL ITV) REPORTING1. All rail transportation service providers (TSPs) shall provide in-transit visibility (ITV) of carsof military interest on their tracks, in their bailment, or delivered by them to a point of loading orunloading.2. Where particular circumstances (e.g. trackage rights, haulage, reciprocal switching, switching& terminal trackage, etc.) mean that paragraph 1 tasks two or more TSPs to provide ITV of thesame car, only one TSP need provide ITV. The Government is indifferent as to which TSPprovides ITV, but will look to the tendering TSP, or, if no tender is involved, the TSP havingbailment, to correct the situation if ITV is not provided or is repeatedly provided incorrectly.3. ―Cars of military interest‖ are those cars that meet one or more of the following:19 *** **34 411 1835 484 2036 612 4037 114 **37 324 2041 111 1241 111 5241 111 5441 111 7041 117 10a. Cars, loaded or empty, and locomotives with DODX, USAX, USNX, or DAFXreporting marks.b. Loaded cars moving to or from a military installation.c. Cars loaded by a military shipper.d. Cars loaded with the following Standard Transportation Commodity Codes (STCCs)being reported on the Bill of Lading:Issue Date: 29 March 2011 Effective Date: 01 April 2011Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command1 Soldier WayScott Air Force Base, IL 62225-158-