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Short Line Railroads Lose Millions
4979 South 177th CircleOmaha, NE 68135(402) 312-4538bill.evans@crt-consulting.com February 2020 SHORT LINE RAILROADS LOSE $1,000,000’s DUE TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THEIR VENDORS, CONTRACTORS, AND INVITEES The most calamitous cause of liability (casualty) losses...
Do You Feel Lucky
4979 South 177th CircleOmaha, NE 68135(402) 312-4538bill.evans@crt-consulting.com November 2019 "DO YOU FEEL LUCKY" 1 The most common error railroads make when transferring risk of loss to contractors, vendors, etc. in a contract is the use of out-of-date...
CRTC10 Insights: Are Non-Railroad Employees (NREs) Covered Under The Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA)?
4979 South 177th CircleOmaha, NE 68135(402) 312-4538bill.evans@crt-consulting.com September 2019 ARE NON-RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (NREs) COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LIABILITY ACT (FELA)? Yes, under certain circumstances, NRE’s in accordance with the Borrowed...
CRTC10 Insights: How to Improve Risk Management of Bridges
4979 South 177th CircleOmaha, NE 68135(402) 312-4538bill.evans@crt-consulting.com April 2019 HOW TO IMPROVE RISK MANAGEMENT OF BRIDGES In our April issue, we are introducing what may be a new service to many of you, Bellwether Structural Health Monitoring,...
CRTC10 Insights: The Smart Way to Drop $100’s of $1,000’s Straight to the Bottom Line
4979 South 177th CircleOmaha, NE 68135(402) 312-4538bill.evans@crt-consulting.com January 2019 THE SMART WAY TO DROP $100's OF $1,000's STRAIGHT TO THE BOTTOM LINE Problem: Despite requiring insurance from their vendors, contractors, and invitees for the purpose...
CRTC10 Insights: Outdated and Antiquated Terminology is an Issue When Creating Insurance Requirements
4979 South 177th CircleOmaha, NE 68135(402) 312-4538bill.evans@crt-consulting.com June 2018 THE USE OF OUTDATED AND ANTIQUATED TERMINOLOGY IS AN ISSUE WHEN CREATING INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS When insurance requirements do not specify current standard insurance...
CRTC10 Insights: Belt & Suspenders
4979 South 177th Circle Omaha, NE 68135 (402) 312-4538 bill.evans@crt-consulting.com January 2018 BELT & SUSPENDERS Problem: A railroad wanted to be sure that it would have the insurance coverage it was relying upon from their contractors when they performed work...
CRTC10 Insights: Northeast Corridor Railroads
4979 South 177th Circle Omaha, NE 68135 (402) 312-4538 bill.evans@crt-consulting.com November 2017 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR RAILROADS Bill Evans, president of CRT Consulting, LLC (CRTC) announced that AECOM has selected CRTC to provide railroad insurance expertise for a...
CRTC10 Insights: Inextricably Tied
4979 South 177th Circle Omaha, NE 68135 (402) 312-4538 bill.evans@crt-consulting.com September 2017 INEXTRICABLY TIED A construction firm that was chosen by a railroad to build a locomotive fueling and servicing facility objected to including the railroad as an...
CRTC10 Insights: Landlords Not Tenants Should Obtain & Maintain Required Insurance Coverage
4979 South 177th Circle Omaha, NE 68135 (402) 312-4538 bill.evans@crt-consulting.com May 2017 LANDLORDS NOT TENANTS SHOULD OBTAIN & MAINTAIN REQUIRED INSURANCE COVERAGE Case Study: A landlord while seeking to obtain freight rail service to and from its industrial...