We're launching a new section on the site today, entitled "Graffiti Works." It's just like it sounds - shots of railcars we come across in the course of our business that feature notable levels of graffiti.

Click here to check it out and visit often.

Because of the demand for scrap and new steel, the used railcar market prices have risen accordingly. This means we have to
raise our prices to reflect the demand. Please bear with us.

Take care and keep railroading!

Boxcar Services LLC

US scrap prices seen likely to rise again
Monday, 14 April 2008

As North American steelmakers struggle to keep pace with the rising cost of raw materials, sources are suggesting that more scrap price increases are imminent.

A handful of sources concur that scrap prices will rise again, bucking the historical trend of price relaxation from May through November. No one is indicating the degree of an increase, but it looks as though scrap dealers will not be giving anything back next month, Steel Business Briefing learns. Shredded scrap jumped 38% in April and is selling for $560 a long ton, delivered to mills.

“Inventories are low throughout the system. Small dealers that sell us material are low," says an eastern US processor. "Our inventory as well as most scrap processors' is low. Steel mills do not have huge scrap inventories and their finished product inventory is low. Service centers are in the same position.”

Another eastern scrap dealer who sells to Nucor’s David J Joseph Co says material is flowing at a brisk pace but there is still a deficit due to strong demand. "There is no excess scrap," he notes.

The record selling prices have widened the peddle trade, which now includes homeowners who, after hearing what scrap dealers are paying for obsolete goods, are hauling discarded appliances and any other metals lying around their homes.

© Steel Business Briefing 2008
 

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

WEST BROOKFIELD, MASS. — Boxcar Services LLC announced the launch of its latest website, designed to provide leading-edge solutions to an ever-growing base of customers.

Located at www.boxcarservices.com, the new BXCX site features dynamic elements to allow railcar lessees, lessors, and shippers alike to search available inventory, track trends, and communicate their railcar or system needs effectively with BCSX personnel.

"We're thrilled with the new site," said Dan Bigda, president of Boxcar Services LLC. "With the ever-more-competitive market for railcar leasing and representation, we have to stay one step ahead of our competition, while providing our growing customer base with everything they expect from a top-tier service provider."

Features include an easy-to-navigate database of railcar types under representation by BXCX; quick-glance car inventory modules to help save time; a sleek, contemporary interface designed to focus the attention on the car inventory, not the site itself; and customized RSS feeds and email alerts to inform interested parties as to the availability of specific car types..

"By taking steps to improve our customers' online search experience for railcar inventory, we show current and potential customers alike how serious Boxcar Services is in the hunt for their business," said Bigda. "We plan to stay three steps ahead of our competition at all times, and this site is just another example of that."

Boxcar Services LLC is a Massachusetts-based limited liability company focused on railcar inventory and financial solutions for the rail shipping and logistics sectors. Visit the company at http://www.boxcarservices.com.