Kevin Sheys

Kevin Sheys guides surface transportation industry clients on transactions and regulatory challenges to help them deliver their projects, improve their products and services and expand their businesses. His clientele includes freight and passenger common carriers, state and local governments, developers, contractors, suppliers, investors, lenders and professional service companies.

Kevin advises on high-priority freight and passenger railroad, intermodal, truck, interstate bus, and public transit projects and handles regulatory matters before the Surface Transportation Board (STB), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Kevin has structured and negotiated more than 60 intercity, commuter, and light rail, streetcar, and bus transactions and represented buyers in more than 70 freight rail line acquisitions.

Kevin advises clients developing and deploying technology to improve the safety and efficiency of rail, truck, intermodal and marine terminal facilities, including autonomous and connected truck transportation, autonomous shuttles and warehouse and storage automation. He has assisted a leading builder in all phases of the development of alternative fuel locomotives, including testing and regulatory approval.

Kevin assists railroads, energy, steel, chemical, paper, food, and other companies on construction, operation and regulatory clearance of rail, truck, intermodal and marine terminal facilities. He assists these companies to secure reliable, safe and efficient operations both within these facilities and to product destinations, through carrier transportation service agreements. On freight rail facilities, he advises clients on effective use of the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (ICCTA) preemption to expedite permitting and environmental clearance of new facilities.