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CapeLight Transportation Consulting is a consortium of expert consultants from all sectors of the industry, under one
umbrella, with concentrations in Railroad Operations & Administration and Interstate Highway
Freight.
CapeLight's team of experienced professionals can assist companies or take the lead in a wide array of transportation
disciplines:
RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
- Startups - assist in all phases of the startup railway business, investment analysis
- Mergers & Acquisitions - business opportunity research, due diligence, contract negotiation
- Financial Analysis - thorough review of financial statements, cost/benefit analysis
- Training -operational & performance testing, certified NORAC training, safety & air brake training
- FRA Compliance - monthly FRA reporting, continual regulatory compliance and review
- Publications & Bulletins - Compile & publish timetables, special instructions, bulletin orders, etc
- Employee Manuals - devise a standard of operations and employee responsibilities
- Expert Witness Services - expert operational, administrative and technical witnesses
- Equipment Acquisition - national and international purchase & sale of rolling stock
- Passenger Rail - "Feeder Rail," transit systems, tourist excursions, dinner trains
- Freight Rail - regional & shortline, management, marketing, public relations, operations
- Temporary Employees - short-term staffing and per diem employees
- Technology Development - design, deployment & training of software and technology systems
HIGHWAY FREIGHT SERVICES
- Freight Logistics -
- Fleet Management - cost-effective and proper coordination of rolling stock
- Financial Analysis - financial statement analysis, enhance profitability
- Training - management & staff training, safety & operational compliance
TRANSPORTATION CLIENT AND SHIPPER SERVICES
- Management audit of transportation functions within user firms
- Analysis of present transportation functions
- Personnel selection for management positions within shipper firms
- Freight bill auditing for lowest cost solutions
- Government and regulatory relations with local, state and federal
government, Surface Transportation Board, Federal Railway
Transportation Board, Federal Railway Administration, FAA, etc.
- Business planning advice regarding distribution and transportation
challenges
- Equipment planning and financing alternatives
- Advising and transacting traffic negotiations with primary carriers
- Domestic and International freight services
- Efficient and cost effective warehouse set-up and staffing
- How to manage and maintain your fleet through accountability
- Managing the mission without intimidation
- Incorporating daily safety procedures to staffers and employees
To learn more about CapeLight Transportation Services, please contact our Rail & Transportation Consulting
team:
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J. Michael Happel
Transportation Consultant
508-420-1910 (voice)
508-420-8784 (fax)
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