Wabtec Global Services: Operational Solutions - WabTrax

Software Solutions: WabTrax
Designed for shippers, shortline railroads, car management

companies and leasing companies, the WabTrax internet-based railcar management platform allows for the collection, analysis and distribution of valuable business intelligence from rail car location message data.

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		Assisting Shippers		Assisting Shortlines		Assisting Fleet Management& Leasing Companies

		Capabilities:			Benefits:
		Fleet tracing Car history Customer reports Exception reports Lease expiration Demurrage and testing date reports			Improved utilization Fleet sizing Reduced excess empty miles Demurrage ETA's & Trip Times

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Demurrage:
	The demurrage report provides the information needed to bill your customer’s demurrage. Even if you choose not to send a bill, you now have information that can be used to calculate the costs of doing business with that customer. This information can also be used as leverage in future business negotiations.

Reduced excess empty miles:
	The fleet tracing reports are key to reducing your excess empty miles. The better managed the cars are on a day to day basis means problem cars are caught and fixed sooner. Additionally, the historical data that WabTrax maintains provides a tool for validating the railroad data and refuting the excess miles when they are incorrect.

Fleet sizing:
	The data that WabTrax generates will allow you to better determine the best fleet size of your varying commodities. Ultimately, better management of your fleet will allow you to do more with less, which will reduce your tank car leasing costs.

ETAs & Trip Times:
	WabTrax ETAs and trip times allow you to better manage your supply chain. Shippers can more accurately forecast arrival times and better coordinate loading and unloading schedules with customers and suppliers. This can help reduce costly demurrage expenses and decrease turnaround times. This data can also be used to analyze rail carrier performance.

Assisting Shippers:
	WabTrax offers shippers an inexpensive way to track rail fleets with tracing reports, car history reports, exception reports, demurrage reports and more. Wabtrax also allows subscribers to track leaseholders, lease rates and lease expiration dates. Subscribers can communicate this information with internal and external customers via the web or email. The WabTrax system also offers ETS based on a shippers historical performance.

Improved utilization:
	If a fleet of 300 cars loading every 30 days averages .5 more trips per year, or a 4% increase in utilization, at an average profit of $250/trip, your company can realize an additional profit of $37,500 per year. In addition, saving 2-man hours per day over the course of a year will increase an employee’s productivity by 25%.

Assisting Fleet Management & Leasing Companies:
	With the WabTrax system, fleet management and leasing companies have a powerful tool to facilitate interaction with their customers and increase the efficiency of their own internal processes. The system can automate data retrieval, collation and distribution.

Assisting Shortlines
	WabTrax can help keep shortlines “in the loop” between their customers and Class I railroads. With automated empty release, bill of lading and car ordering, WabTrax makes sure the shortline doesn't have to rely on a Class I to get valuable information back to the railroad. The system also helps gauge the flow of traffic into and out of rail yards.