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  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...

  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 in a contract is the use of out-of-date...

  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...

  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,...

  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...

  4979 South 177th CircleOmaha, NE 68135(402) 312-4538bill.evans@crt-consulting.com     June 2018 THE USE OF OUTDATED AND ANTIQUATED TERMINOLOGY IS AN ISSUE WHEN CREATING INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS When insurance requirements do not specify current standard insurance...

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...

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...

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...

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...