Rail Freight Car Inspections

Rail Freight Car Inspections

We provide our customers, whom we consider our partners, with an up-to-date inspection report based upon the wants and needs of their equipment-fleet, from a single item of concern, all the way up to a full AAR/FRA inspection.  Our specialty inspection team provides the industry with handling lease return inspections, Rule 95 & Joint Inspection Certification (JIC) inspections, problem troubleshooting, and material sourcing consulting.  Our inspections occur anywhere our clients need help around the world, including the field, loading or unloading sites, repair shops, new car build fabrication shops, or in the middle of nowhere America.

The value our clients receive is all in the details.  Our inspection staff has been trained to provide consistency in reports while also tailoring the reports to each client's wants and needs. Delivered to our clients in our reports, at a minimum, is a written detail of our findings, photos of the car(s) and specific areas of concern, a summary, and a conclusion.  Additional items included in the report are defects that were noticed that the client may not have specifically requested as a value add.

Freight Car Inspection Services:

  • Wheels, trucks, car body, and lading
  • New car inspections
  • New lease inspections
  • AAR wheel inspections utilizing Ultrasonic Testing (UT) and Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
  • Quality assurance / Quality control of shop repairs
  • Lease return inspections
  • Fleet maintenance analysis
  • Pressure Differential (PD) car troubleshooting
  • Car loading/unloading troubleshooting
  • Rule 95 & Joint Inspection Certification (JIC) inspections
  • Rule 107 inspections
  • Lining inspections
  • New car warranty inspections
  • Billing repair card audits
  • Part sourcing consulting
  • Certified welding inspections and Nondestructive Testing (NDT)