GLG News by Mining Equipment Experts

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) in January 2007 ruled that fuel surcharges in rail transportation agreements must more accurately reflect the actual cost of the movement and not be a double-dip by including fuel-related costs also in indices utilized to adjust rates.  The STB’s decision...

U.S. coal sales and pricing have been hit the last several months as a result of much higher-than-normal coal inventories at coal-fired power plants.  One bright spot has been the increase in U.S coal exports.

    The article discusses the emissions from the top coal plants.  Sulfur dioxide is one of the emissions discussed in the article.  The article does not focus on how sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants is approximately half of what they were in 1990 after the Clean...

Senate Bill 953 and House of Representatives Bill 2125 are crafted to help address the monopolistic powers of the nation’s Class I Railroads.  The Analysis section discusses the major points of the proposed legislation.  

I think it is unfair to Label a CEO as "Six Sigma" management style, as a CEO has many management tools in his tool box, one of which is Six Sigma. A CEO is a leader with a vision for strategic initiatives and can assembele a team that buys-in and deliver results. I do not know Mr. Nardelli, However,...

Every option available to reduce oil, gas, diesel, etc., must be considered. Mining coal is labor intensive and fossil fuels must be used at this time to unearth, transport, and build coal gasification plants. This is not the most enviromentally friendly method of choice but SNG burns clean...

Senators Bingaman (D –NM) and Specter (R – PA) introduced the “Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007” on July 11, 2007. It is designed to reduce CO2 emissions. The mechanics of the proposal legislation and the benefit to the coal industry are discussed in the commentary section.

Coal companies’ second quarter earnings will almost all state the high inventory levels at coal plants across the United State as one of the reasons for the lackluster coal demand and price. The commentary section discusses the current coal inventory, the reasons for this coal inventory, and the...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has been holding regional meetings to hear from coal shippers, other shippers, and the railroads regarding rates and service on America’s Class I Railroads such as BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX, and Norfolk Southern. These hearings are designed to allow shippers...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) recently held hearings with railroads and coal shippers regarding the current level of service and rates from the Powder River Basin (PRB) coal mines in Wyoming and Montana. The STB hearing was a forum for coal shippers to vent their frustrations and the railroads...