Trains - Railroads - Railways Consultants

Curtis Engineering Consulting Services, Inc. is a Railroad Engineering firm with significant contributions in the Freight and Passenger Vehicle Transportation industry. With projects around the nation, consulting services include:

Railroad Engineering Oversight Railroad Project Management Railroad Project Planning Railroad Proposal Evaluation Vehicle Engineering Systems Engineering Engineering Evaluation Structural Assessment & Wreck Repair Railroad Specification Preparation & Evaluation Patents

Railroad Maintenance Practices Railroad Supplier Evaluation Manufacturing Liaison Customer Liaison Railroad Testing Support Railroad Inspection Services Railroad Equipment Appraisal Marketing Studies Litigation Support Patent Infringement

Principal, Richard D. Curtis, PE, is a Professional Engineer, Consultant, and Technical Expert with over 40 years of significant contributions in the Freight and Passenger Vehicle Transportation industry. His experience includes design, development, procurement, leasing, operation and maintenance of locomotives, freight cars, and rail passenger cars (intercity, commuter, transit & light rail). As a technical consultant to MBTA, CTA, NYCT, WMATA, Phoenix Valley Metro, NICTD, UTA, BART, CALTRANS, IDOT, and many more, Mr. Curtis has provided technical expertise in an oversight role to:

• Ensure that the design, manufacture, and testing during new car contracts met all necessary requirements
• Ensure that the design, overhaul, and testing on overhaul contracts met all necessary requirements
• Solve difficult maintenance and operational problems
• Design Cars on transit, commuter, and intercity passenger car contracts

Mr. Curtis has also been responsible for industry leading innovative design and development on Double Stack Intermodal Cars, Auto Rack Technology, RoadRailer®, Unit Train Coal Cars, Covered Hoppers, and Heavy Duty Special Purpose Cars. 

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JP Transportation Safety Consulting, LLC (JPTSC) has more than one hundred years combined experience serving the Shipping and Transportation industry relative to Workplace Safety and Regulatory Compliance. JPTSC helps companies of all types and sizes that operate commercial motor vehicles, as well as shippers and carriers of hazardous materials, with respect to compliance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations.

JPTSC provides comprehensive consulting services to companies with safety performance problems or those seeking to enhance existing programs and policies. They provide recommendations and guidance according to best safety practices. The consulting services of JPTSC has helped companies throughout the United States develop necessary safety management controls to comply with applicable regulations and improve overall safety performance.

JPTSC has aided hundreds of transportation and logistical companies throughout the U.S. in reducing their overall compliance violations and improving their fleet operating safety performance. Their expertise includes Powered Industrial Lift Trucks, Interstate Operations, Concrete Mixers, For-Hire Motor Carriers, Private Motor Carriers, Intrastate Operations, Local Delivery Trucks, Passenger Buses, and Utility Vehicles.

JPTSC provides the following compliance services, management consulting and training programs:

Mock DOT Compliance Reviews DOT Audit Assistance Driver Training & Safety Meetings Drug & Alcohol Training Compliance Programs Driver Training & Road Testing

Accident Investigation Hazardous Material Compliance Training Decision Driving Programs OSHA & Site Planning Maintenance Programs Risk Management

Jon (Paul) Dillard, President and Co-Founder, has fulfilled all of the educational requirements, acquired the professional experience and knowledge of the field, and attained the level of expertise and professionalism in Motor Fleet Supervision as a Certified Director of Safety from the North American Transportation Management Training Institute. He has been employed in the motor carrier industry for over 30 years and has successfully managed the safety, compliance and claims for two major motor carriers as a Vice President and/or Director of Safety resulting in satisfactory compliance audits and significant reductions in accident frequency. Mr. Dillard is experienced and trained in:

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety and Compliance - Quality Management - Defensive Driving - Accident Investigation - Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations - Inspection / Maintenance - OSHA - Cargo Loading and Securement - Hazardous Materials Transportation.

Jon O. Cook, COO, Co-Founder, is a former Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver and Owner Operator with over 1,000,000 over-the-road miles to his credit. He is a certified commercial driver examiner, having trained and road tested hundreds of commercial drivers. Mr. Cook has been employed in various capacities in the trucking industry over the last 36 years. He served as Director of Safety for a large food-store chain in Birmingham, Alabama covering seven states. Mr. Cook also remains active in the Alabama Trucking Association. He has served on the Board of Directors and was previously Chairman of the Board and as President and Chairman of the Board for the North Alabama Chapter of the National Safety Council. Mr. Cook is experienced and trained in:

DOT Compliance / Safety - Driver Recruiting - Qualification - Training and Maintenance Programs - Road Testing - Accident Avoidance - Defensive Driving - Fuel Economy - Cargo Securement - Proper Equipment Usage.

Kenneth M. Price, a recent addition to JPTSC, has spent the last 5 years As a Motor Carrier Safety Specialist with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. His duties included planning, scheduling, and conducting compliance reviews on motor carriers throughout the State of Alabama to assure compliance with regulations, policies, and /or guidelines, including those concerned with the transportation and handling of hazardous materials. Mr. Price also assisted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Trial Attorney documenting evidence for a case that was going before an Administrative Law Judge. He has also worked with the Trial Attorney documenting evidence for the Field Administrators Reply to Preliminary Order on Petition for Review of Safety Ratings. Mr. Price is experienced and trained in:

Compliance Reviews - Hazardous Materials - Safety Instructor - Motor Coach Bus Driver Qualifications.

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Stone Consulting, Inc is a nationally known firm offering a full range of Railroad Industry services throughout North America. They have completed projects in 43 states, Canada, Mexico, and the Philippines. Their diverse staff has expertise with track inspection, drainage, financial analysis, structural engineering, and environmental issues. Their staff also has hands-on experience in Operations, Mechanical, and Maintenance-of-Way.

Services:

Railroad Appraisals / Railroad Finance Railroad Bridge Inspection Railroad Construction Management Railroad Environmental Issues Grant Procurement / Grant Writing

Railroad Facilities Design Railroad Mechanical Inspections Railroad Project Management Track Design / Track Issues Expert Witness / Insurance Investigation

Harvey H. Stone, PE, President, has over 25 years of Railroad experience with Short Line Railroads and Streetcar Systems.

Background - Mr. Stone began working for the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 and then A. W. Cross, Inc. a contractor in 1966. Mr. Stone was then employed by Northwest Engineering, Inc. in 1968 and became president in 1980 until 1996. In 1996, he organized Stone Consulting & Design, Inc. to provide consulting services to the railroad industry, sold the firm to TranSystems in 2007 and re-purchased the firm in 2010.

Mr. Stone has provided track design, bridge design, and all types of inspection services to railroads and associated clients. He has no affiliations with Class 1 Railroads. Mr. Stone has been an active member of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association. His membership in the ACEC has enabled him to obtain invaluable exposure to the many changes in engineering technology over the years as well as continued awareness of the constantly changing rules, regulations and grant programs on all governmental levels.

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