A professional who compiles demurrage charges, using basic rates from rate tables. Responsibilities include:

• Communicates with consignee by telephone or letter to notify consignee of date and time of arrival of freight shipment, location, and allowable time for moving or unloading freight before demurrage charges are levied.
• Reviews bills of lading and other shipping documents to ascertain number of carloads of shipment and computes demurrage charges, using basic rates from rate table and adding or calculating machine.
• Prepares demurrage bill and forwards it to consignee or shipper.
• May reconsign or reroute cars on order from shippers.
• May prepare new waybills and bills of lading on receipt of notice of sale of carload of freight from shipper.