Chassis Maintenance
EPs perceive that maintenance cost is too high today. However, there is little factual evidence demonstrating relative culpability of owners, draymen, vendors, terminals for chassis mechanical condition . There's no credible evidence that maintenance cost is reason for mechanical condition. There seems to be a broad agreement that the cost of safety improvements will fall to chassis owners (OCEMA and ATA sponsored analysis). Estimates of cost impact from $8 to $50 per interchange. Here is our analysis on how to handle this new world of maintenance in a lean, agile way.