49 CFR § 1333.4 - Information Requirements for Demurrage Invoices

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1333.4"
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title: "49 CFR § 1333.4 - Information Requirements for Demurrage Invoices"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1333.4"
section_name: "Information Requirements for Demurrage Invoices"
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "CARRIER RATES AND SERVICE TERMS"
part_number: "1333"
part_name: "DEMURRAGE LIABILITY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 1321, 10702, and\n\n10746."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 21412, Apr. 16, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1333.4 Information Requirements for Demurrage Invoices

The following information shall be provided on or with any demurrage invoices issued by Class I carriers:

(a) The billing cycle covered by the invoice;

(b) The unique identifying information (*e.g.,* reporting marks and number) of each car involved;

(c) The following information, where applicable:

(1) The date the waybill was created;

(2) The status of each car as loaded or empty;

(3) The commodity being shipped (if the car is loaded);

(4) The identity of the shipper, consignee, and/or care-of party, as applicable; and

(5) The origin station and state of the shipment;

(d) The dates and times of:

(1) Original estimated arrival of each car, as generated promptly following interchange or release of shipment to the invoicing carrier and as based on the first movement of the invoicing carrier;

(2) Receipt of each car at the last interchange with the invoicing carrier (if applicable);

(3) Actual placement of each car;

(4) Constructive placement of each car (if applicable and different from actual placement);

(5) Notification of constructive placement to the shipper or third-party intermediary (if applicable);

(6) Each car ordered in (if applicable) (*i.e.,* the date and time demurrage first stops accruing with respect to a closed-gate facility);

(7) release of each car; and

(e) The number of credits and debits attributable to each car (if applicable).

[86 FR 17750, Apr. 6, 2021]