diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightExample.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightExample.java
index acc8bd91..c0bd15d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightExample.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightExample.java
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ public static void run( String[] args, boolean runWithOTFVis ) throws ExecutionE
 		if ( args==null || args.length==0 || args[0]==null ){
 			config = ConfigUtils.loadConfig( IOUtils.extendUrl( ExamplesUtils.getTestScenarioURL( "freight-chessboard-9x9" ), "config.xml" ) );
 			config.plans().setInputFile( null ); // remove passenger input
-			config.controller().setOutputDirectory( "./output/freight" );
+			config.controller().setOutputDirectory( "./output/freight_services" );
 			config.controller().setLastIteration( 0 );  // no iterations; for iterations see RunFreightWithIterationsExample.  kai, jan'23
 
 			FreightCarriersConfigGroup freightConfigGroup = ConfigUtils.addOrGetModule( config, FreightCarriersConfigGroup.class );
-      freightConfigGroup.setCarriersFile("singleCarrierFiveActivitiesWithoutRoutes_Shipments.xml");
+      freightConfigGroup.setCarriersFile("singleCarrierFiveActivitiesWithoutRoutes.xml");
 			freightConfigGroup.setCarriersVehicleTypesFile( "vehicleTypes.xml" );
 		} else {
 			config = ConfigUtils.loadConfig( args, new FreightCarriersConfigGroup() );
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightExampleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightExampleTest.java
index 5a160f82..93729a98 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightExampleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightExampleTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import org.matsim.core.utils.io.IOUtils;
 import org.matsim.examples.ExamplesUtils;
 import org.matsim.testcases.MatsimTestUtils;
+import org.matsim.utils.eventsfilecomparison.ComparisonResult;
 import org.matsim.utils.eventsfilecomparison.EventsFileComparator;
 
 public class RunFreightExampleTest{
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ void testMain(){
 			{
 				String expected = utils.getInputDirectory() + "/output_events.xml.gz";
 				String actual = utils.getOutputDirectory() + "/output_events.xml.gz";
-				EventsFileComparator.Result result = EventsUtils.compareEventsFiles( expected, actual );
-				Assertions.assertEquals( EventsFileComparator.Result.FILES_ARE_EQUAL, result );
+				ComparisonResult result = EventsUtils.compareEventsFiles( expected, actual );
+				Assertions.assertEquals( ComparisonResult.FILES_ARE_EQUAL, result );
 			}
 
 		} catch( Exception ee ){
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightWithIterationsExampleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightWithIterationsExampleTest.java
index 1ed44451..9a3e5f15 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightWithIterationsExampleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/freight/RunFreightWithIterationsExampleTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import org.matsim.core.utils.io.IOUtils;
 import org.matsim.examples.ExamplesUtils;
 import org.matsim.testcases.MatsimTestUtils;
+import org.matsim.utils.eventsfilecomparison.ComparisonResult;
 import org.matsim.utils.eventsfilecomparison.EventsFileComparator;
 
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ void testMain(){
 			{
 				String expected = utils.getInputDirectory() + "/output_events.xml.gz";
 				String actual = utils.getOutputDirectory() + "/output_events.xml.gz";
-				EventsFileComparator.Result result = EventsUtils.compareEventsFiles( expected, actual );
-				Assertions.assertEquals( EventsFileComparator.Result.FILES_ARE_EQUAL, result );
+				ComparisonResult result = EventsUtils.compareEventsFiles( expected, actual );
+				Assertions.assertEquals( ComparisonResult.FILES_ARE_EQUAL, result );
 			}
 
 		} catch( Exception ee ){
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/programming/simpleadaptivesignalengine/RunSimpleAdaptiveSignalExampleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/programming/simpleadaptivesignalengine/RunSimpleAdaptiveSignalExampleTest.java
index 03b73367..09664e14 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/programming/simpleadaptivesignalengine/RunSimpleAdaptiveSignalExampleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/programming/simpleadaptivesignalengine/RunSimpleAdaptiveSignalExampleTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import org.matsim.codeexamples.mobsim.simpleAdaptiveSignalEngine.RunSimpleAdaptiveSignalExample;
 import org.matsim.testcases.MatsimTestUtils;
+import org.matsim.utils.eventsfilecomparison.ComparisonResult;
 import org.matsim.utils.eventsfilecomparison.EventsFileComparator;
 
 /**
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ void testRunSimpleAdaptiveSignalExample(){
 		// compare event files
 		final String expected = testUtils.getClassInputDirectory() + "output_events.xml.gz";
 		final String actual = testUtils.getOutputDirectory() + "output_events.xml.gz";
-		
-		EventsFileComparator.Result result = EventsFileComparator.compare(expected, actual);
+
+		ComparisonResult result = EventsFileComparator.compare(expected, actual);
 		System.out.println("result of events file comparison=" + result.name() ) ;
 		
 //		Assert.assertEquals("different event files",
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/scoring/aaAddToScoring/RunAddToScoringExampleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/scoring/aaAddToScoring/RunAddToScoringExampleTest.java
index c33f5009..251a5f98 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/scoring/aaAddToScoring/RunAddToScoringExampleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/scoring/aaAddToScoring/RunAddToScoringExampleTest.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.matsim.core.utils.io.IOUtils;
 import org.matsim.examples.ExamplesUtils;
 import org.matsim.testcases.MatsimTestUtils;
+import org.matsim.utils.eventsfilecomparison.ComparisonResult;
 import org.matsim.utils.eventsfilecomparison.EventsFileComparator;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ void testMain(){
 				String expected = utils.getInputDirectory() + "/output_events.xml.gz" ;
 				String actual = utils.getOutputDirectory() + "/output_events.xml.gz" ;
 				var result = EventsUtils.compareEventsFiles( expected, actual );
-				Assertions.assertEquals( EventsFileComparator.Result.FILES_ARE_EQUAL, result);
+				Assertions.assertEquals( ComparisonResult.FILES_ARE_EQUAL, result);
 			}
 			{
 				final Population expected = PopulationUtils.createPopulation( ConfigUtils.createConfig() );