CSX hires consultant to conduct safety assessment

CSX Corp. has selected global consulting firm DEKRA Inc. to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the Class I's safety performance.

The assessment is a "key component of CSX's intensified focus on improving safety performance for its employees, customers and the communities in which it operates," according to a CSX press release.

DEKRA's assessment of CSX will begin in June and is expected to be completed in fall, they said.

"We look forward to this independent assessment where we will learn about areas of opportunity to further enhance our safety performance to be the best in the industry," said CSX President and Chief Executive Officer James Foote.

Foote announced earlier this month at this year's annual shareholders meeting that CSX would put more resources into safety. In addition to hiring the consulting firm, the Class I would soon announce a new safety officer, he said at the time.