Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual
Contact: Stacy Weiner, Stacy.Weiner@ThompsonHine.com
A complimentary webinar hosted by Thompson Hine LLP and L.E. Peabody & Associates
Please join us as we examine the Three-Benchmark (3BM) rate-case approach, which was designed to be a simple, fast, and cost-effective option for shippers facing excessive rail rates. However, when adopted in 2006, it provided relief only for the most extreme outlier rates. As a result, the 3BM approach has only been used in a handful of cases and none since 2012.
In this webinar, we will explain why the 3BM approach deserves a fresh look, especially in light of the changes in railroad revenue adequacy since 2012. We also will discuss how the 3BM approach works, including the process, data, and analysis involved.
The presenters will include Thompson Hine’s Jason Tutrone and Jeff Moreno, who have extensive experience representing shippers in STB rate cases and other rail regulatory matters. They will discuss the legal and procedural aspects of the 3BM approach.
They will be joined by Tim Crowley and Rob Mulholland from L.E. Peabody & Associates, an economic consulting firm with a long history of representing shippers in STB rate cases. They will provide an overview of the economic and statistical aspects of the 3BM approach.
We hope you will join us for this informative and interactive webinar.