Re: Grain industry rolling loads
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I was working a lot in Kansas and Kansas City in the 1970’s and saw a lot of outbound and inbound grain moves. As Tim indicated, loads of grain would be pulled but not waybilled until the state grain inspections were done. The moisture content dictated if the grain was good for either human or animal consumption. So you’d have a load pulled and sitting in a track designated for grain inspection. Initially grain inspections only happened on weekdays but in KC we were able to get the state to work weekends to reduce no bills. Some grain shippers used ‘shippers order notify’ or ‘deliver on order of shipper’ on grain going to small consignees. This notation meant the load shouldn’t be placed to the receiver until the commodity was paid for. The consignees would go to a local bank, make payment and get a paid invoice and present to the agent to have the load spotted. If the load was placed without the proper documentation the railroad could be responsible for the lading but I never saw this happen. On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 1:23 PM Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
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Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne. |
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