PS Technology focuses on the rail industry. We provide Crew Management and Timekeeping Solutions for the nations largest railroads

...Prior to implementation we were averaging $130,000 per month. Since implementation we are averaging $87,000 per month and for August we are on pace to have a 50% reduction from the pre implementation rate. This reduction is a result of a lot of hard work by a lot of people but their work is made easier with the knowledge they get from CMTS."-Eddie Ebersold Union Pacific RailroadPST's Value Statement

Empowerment Through Simplicity

For nearly two decades PS Technology's crew management solutions have powered the largest railroads in North America and Canada. Our crew management and timekeeping solutions have been used to manage day-to-day operations of over 100,000 employees that run, maintain and support rail operations across more than 122,000 miles of rail. Our client list includes Class I, Regional Railroads, Shortline Railroads, and Public Transit Systems. We have a product to fit each market.

PST has a rich history in managing engineers and conductors in the rail industry. In an industry with complex union agreements and demanding regulatory requirements, keeping trains running on time in a cost effective manner is a real challenge. Management of seniorities, qualifications, union rules, job bids, vacation schedules and sick times is extremely complex, especially when the workforce is geographically dispersed and constantly on the move. Manual administration and management of these tasks lead to greatly increased operating expenses, poor decision making, and sub-par optimization of the workforce.

PS Technology has solved this complex labor management problem by leveraging its unsurpassed business domain expertise stemming from employees with over 250 years of combined experience with railroads such as the BNSF, CSX, CN, CP, KCS, NS, and the UP. This experience, combined with the use of state of the art technologies, has resulted in the latest version of its workforce management solution. This solution provides a seamless, modular and an intuitive approach to workforce management activities including crew scheduling, timekeeping, and notifications/reporting.

Our workforce management solution provides rail operations with extensive tools and capabilities for managing every aspect of crew scheduling, timekeeping and workforce interaction.

Here are just some of its key features:

CORE COMPONENTS

  • Vacation Scheduling
  • Seniority and roster management
  • Employee Qualifications and restrictions
  • Schedule Creation
  • Attendance/Absenteeism
  • Real-Time employee status
  • Notifications Tracking

TIMEKEEPING

  • Time-Slip generation
  • Work assignment tracking
  • Time-to-gross pay calculations
  • Field input of claims
  • Configurable workflow for time-slip, approval, declination, and auto-pay
  • View real-time and historical pay

CREW MANAGEMENT

  • Crew member selection
  • Bulletin and assignment administration
  • FRA electronic waiver for compliance
  • Extra / Spare / reserve boards
  • Employee vacancy fill administration

NON-OPERATING CRAFTS

  • Position Management
  • Bulletin and Assignment administration
  • Gang administration
  • Seniority Moves/displacements
  • Attendance/Absenteeism

Effortless Change

We have responded to the evolving transportation industry by adopting a professional services approach with our clients. A team of rail experts from PS Technology are available to assist your organization in streamlining the various features our workforce management product offers. Whether your company utilizes just a few components of our product or implements the entire application, we are confident we have the most sensible solution that will suit your needs.

Our products empower railroads to automate and optimize workforce management at all levels - managers, dispatchers, supervisors and empoyees. Workforce interaction capabilities are available to users via web browser, an Interactive Voice Response system, or a handheld. Our web based application easlity integrates with a variety of train control, human resource and payroll systems.