# Surface Transportation Board agrees to hear shipper’s service complaint - FreightWaves

> The Surface Transportation Board granted rendering company Sanimax's request to partially revoke rail commodity exemptions, allowing its service complaint against Union Pacific to proceed. Sanimax alleges UP cut service days from five to three per week. The board also denied UP's motion to dismiss.

- Date: 2021-11-04 · published 2021-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44170-surface-transportation-board-agrees-to-hear-shipper-s-service-complaint
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Rail service problems for rendered animal fats and feed ingredients could raise shipping costs and delay deliveries, supporting regional feed ingredient prices somewhat.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲
- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/surface-transportation-board-agrees-to-hear-shippers-service-complaint

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