Chemical Transportation, Hazmat Transportation, Industry Information
DSN Learning about the Safety Train
DSN was at L.V. Lomas last week to learn about bulk rail transport of chemicals with the aid of the Safety Train hosted at L.V. Lomas’ site. You can learn more about the Safety Train at the CIAC website. Big thanks goes out to LV Lomas and Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors for arranging the tour.
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New Definition of Tank Vehicle in the US Starting to Enter Enforcement Phase
On May 9, 2011 the FMCA expanded the definition of a Tank Vehicle
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5 Incredible Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Carrier Fraud
1. It’s easy! A fraudulent carrier just has to show up at your dock and say, “hey, I’m here to pick up that load going to Texas”. If you don’t have controls in place, he gets loaded, drives away and you never see him again. You’re shipment is stolen and…
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$1340 Dollars Raised for the You Be The Chemist Drive
DSN Chemical Transportation is happy to announce that for the first month of our fund raising drive for the You Be The Chemist program, $1340 dollars have been raised.
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How a Little Bit of Diligence in Carrier Selection Can Avoid Some Serious Problems.
In the event of a chemical spill, an accident, a cargo claim, or cargo theft, everyone goes looking for someone to blame. Don’t let that person be you. Make sure you have a tight policy on carrier selection and qualification and make sure you have clearly defined who can approve new transportation providers
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How Rising Fuel Prices Affect Logistics
Infographics from Software Advice, a site review TMS systems.Click here for their website.
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What You Need to do Because FMCSA Ended BMC-32 Cargo Insurance Requirements for Carriers
On March 21, the FMCSA eliminated the mandatory BMC-32 cargo insurance covering for-hire motor carriers and freight forwarders that do not transport household goods. The BMC-32, written during the tenure of the defunct Interstate Commerce Commission, was a hedge against the financial troubles many trucking companies got into as a…
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The Harsh Mathematics of Diesel Fuel are Adding Up Again
This will give you an understanding of how fuel costs impact truckload rates and a basis on which to negotiate with your carriers for a fair and equitable fuel surcharge.
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Bulletin: CSA 2010 Now Live On-Line
As of December 13, 2010 the CSA 2010 data is on line at: http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/sms/ What the CSA 2010 carrier record looks like If you’re a chemical shipper, or any shipper for that matter, hazardous or not, you should be looking at the new data to evaluate your hazmat and chemical…
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Chemical transportation and shipping hazmat with hazmat carriers can be confusing and difficult. This is a very brief overview of some of the common questions that chemical transportation shippers have when shipping with a hazmat carrier. I just ship HAZMAT occasionally do I need to be trained on how to…
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