Industry Initiatives: What is Railinc Developing? DTE Transportation Services 4th Annual Railcar Maintenance Management Seminar May 24th – 26th, 2010 Chip Summey 919-651-5241 David.Summey@Railinc.com 7001 Weston Parkway, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27513 –877.724.5462 -- www.railinc.com ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 1 What’s Happening at Railinc? • What’s Happening Now… – Enhancements to Umler • What’s Happening Later… – Car Performance History Initiative • What’s Happening Next… – Damaged and Defective Car Tracking ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 2 Now…Umler Value The New Umler • Query and Update Equipment Specs • Query and Report Inspections • Web Service Integration (e.g., DTE) Upcoming Umler Enhancements • Enhance Locomotive Data (e.g., PTC) • Enhance Intermodal information • Owner/Shop data sharing (e.g., Grease types) ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 3 Later…Car Performance History Purpose • Safety • Recall Support • Maintenance Planning Stakeholders • • • • ATSI Car Performance History TAG Own – Private Car Owners, Railroads Build – OEM, Manufacturers, Reconditioners, Assemblers Apply – Contract and Repair facilities, Car Builders ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 4 Later…Car Performance History Features • Component Types - Wheelsets (regulatory), Brakes, Trucks, PTC, GPS • Mileage Master • Additional Repair Data Timeline • 2010 Design • 2011 Project (Wheelsets and 2012 Design) • 2012 Project (Other Components) Railinc Central Site • Framework & standards • Confidential Storage and Query • Future Data Quality and Application integration ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 5 UI or Upload Component data Component Registration Database Wheel Set Mfg or Assembler applies RFID Tag or Barcode Manufacturer Serial Number Mfg Date Lot # Wheel Size Component Application Database Manufacturer Serial Number Mfg Date Shop/Facility Mark Application Date RFID or Barcode scan Repair Shops ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved Recall Analysis Preventative MTC Maintenance Planning Additional Repair Data Data Quality Next…Damaged/Defective Car Tracking (DDCT) • Current Process – Handling Carrier and Car Owner communicate manually – Paper defect cards are used to document damage – Manual car hire reclaim process • Railinc Damaged Defective Car Tracking (DDCT) System – Automated, centralized web-based application – Real-time access to information – Users can update, retrieve and share information in a timely manner – Better communication and collaboration among rail partners ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 7 Damage is identified by the Handling Carrier Handling Carrier creates defect card Handling Carrier notifies Car Mark Owner Car Accounting determines car hire liability Communication Current Damage Defective Process Manually places card on car Reclaim after the fact Repair Shop ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved Bill Sent to Owner Damage is identified by the Handling Carrier Car moves as agreed to through DDCTS process Car Owner notified electronically New Damage Defective Process Handling Carrier reports damage/defect to DDCTS@Railinc Repair Shop validated and notified through DDCTS Bill Sent to Owner LCS applies car hire rules and determines car hire liability ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved DDCTS updates Liability Continuity System (LCS) DDCT Benefits Accessibility • Centralized source for incident tracking • Railinc Security administers data access Data Quality • Standardized Process • Data edits reduce errors and data conflict • Integrates with other Railinc systems: • Umler™, Industry Reference Files (IRFs), Event Repository Efficiency • Users are able to update are information real-time • Automated car-hire process eliminates reclaims • Installation and Maintenance of defect card brackets is eliminated ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 10 DDCT Rail Road Benefits Railroads can • Report and document damage • Provide incident details • Handle settlements • Access data for depreciation value estimates ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 11 DDCT Car Owner Benefits Car owners can • Manage data on car condition, repairs and location • Receive on-site estimates of depreciation in value • Accept or reject settlement offers • Make decisions about repairing or scrapping equipment ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 12 DDCT Shop Benefits Repair shops can • Receive information on car arrival, condition and needed repairs • Maintain an inventory of cars on site • Update car owners on the status of repairs ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 13 DDCT Status Update • DDCT will Go-live in January of 2011 – Development is underway – The Industry is updating the Interchange and Car Hire Rules – The DDCT Technical Advisory Group is responsible for managing implementation efforts with the Railinc team ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 14 DDCT – Getting Ready • Get up to date information from the DDCT website: www.railinc.com/ddct • Establish a Railinc Single Sign-On (SSO) account. Go to www.railinc.com for more information • Register at FindUs.Rail. This is required by industry regulations • Participate in training opportunities as they become available ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 15 DDCT – Communication Efforts • Railinc will provide information and training opportunities: – – – – – – Town Hall Meetings Webinars On-line demos Circular letters, email notifications User guides FAQs • Event dates/times are listed at www.railinc.com/ddct ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 16 ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 24 Hour Customer Service 1- 877-RAILINC csc@railinc.com 7001 Weston Parkway, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27513 –877.724.5462 -- www.railinc.com ©Railinc 2010 All Rights Reserved 18