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Wheelset repairs account for more than 50% of most equipment owners’ maintenance spend each year. Yet, owners have little control over how and when most wheelset replacements happen, from choosing new or turned wheelsets to what brand of components are used.
Healthy equipment is essential to the everyday operations of the freight industry, but maintaining equipment is expensive. In 2020, the Railinc Car Repair Billing Data Exchange processed around $1.4 billion in foreign, AAR-billed repairs.
While many car owners would like to implement a proactive maintenance strategy, determining the best time to take a car out of service to complete repairs is complex, requiring an understanding of the remaining useful life of a component versus the risk that the component will f
*Note: This article has been updated to reflect the recently delayed implementation date.* On June 28 of 2021, Railinc’s Early Warning System will be replaced by Equipment Advisory System.
Equipment Health Management System, or EHMS, is an important resource for anyone who owns or is responsible for maintaining cars. When analyzed, EHMS data can help limit unscheduled maintenance, reduce repair costs and more. Let’s start with the basics.
When you’re new to managing railcar repairs or billing, it can be difficult to understand many of the rules and processes.
If you’re one of the many shops managing errors and rejections each month, you’re not alone. The Car Repair Billing Data Exchange rejects many files each month. This article provides a guide to managing one of the most confusing error categories: Component IDs (CIDs).