BNSF Storage Policy Update
Please be advised that our rail vendor BNSF has announced the following storage charges affecting the Logistics Park Chicago (LPC) location effective as of Monday, August 2, 2021:
BNSF Logistics Park Chicago (LPC) will change from a Group 2 Facility to a Group 1 Facility.
The current group at Logistics Park Chicago (LPC) is Group 2, which has the following rules:
Free time is day of notification plus 48 hours (2 days)
Storage charges after free time has expired: day 1 and day 2 at $150 each day, day 3 or more $225 each day
Effective on August2, 2021, Logistics Park Chicago (LPC) will be Group 1, which has the following rules:
Free time is day of notification plus 24 hours (1 day)
Storage charges after free time has expired: day 1 and day 2 at $150 each day, day 3 and 4 at $225 each day, day 5 or more $500 each day
The BNSF will also offer a storage credit of one day for every container (already in storage) that out-gates on a Saturday or a Sunday.
In addition, an adjustment is being made on the BNSF Los Angeles (Hobart) location:
Effective Monday, August 2, 2021, the “flip" or “swing" charge at the BNSF Los Angeles (Hobart) location will increase to $200 (current flip charges is $100).
For additional information on the BNSF, please refer to www.bnsf.com
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