Chemical Transportation, Industry Information
DSN CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION RECEIVES RESPONSIBLE DISTRIBUTION CERTIFICATION
(Mississauga, ON) DSN Chemical Transportation is pleased to have earned Responsible Distribution Certification from Responsible Distribution Canada. DSN Chemical Transportation has been a supplier member of Responsible Distribution Canada for over 10 years and wholeheartedly supports their efforts in the safe transportation and distribution of chemicals.
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Industry Information, Shipping to Canada
Canadian Spring Thaw Restrictions and Regulations
Ever look for one place to find all the spring thaw restrictions and regulations across Canada? Here you go! Courtesy of DSN Chemical Transportation. What are Spring Thaw Restrictions? Many roads in Canada’s North are built on a base that freezes solid in the winter. When the warmer weather of…
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Chemical Transportation, Hazmat Transportation, Industry Information, Welcome to DSN Chemical Transportation
DSN Chemical Transportation First Non-Chemical Company to Join Responsible Distribution
PRESS RELEASE Mississauga, ON, March 16, 2016: DSN Chemical Transportation is pleased to announce our commitment to Responsible Distribution by our recent membership approval for Responsible Distribution Canada (formerly, Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors). Cathy Campbell, RDC President says, “it gives me great pleasure to advise that DSN has been…
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Industry Information
DSN Joins Trucks for Change (T4C)
Trucks for Change is a not for profit organization that brings together carriers and logistics companies with the goal of reducing costs for charitable organizations through efficiency. The T4C network encompasses carriers across Canada and helps get the right shipment to the right carrier at the lowest cost possible. Since…
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Freight Costs, Fuel Prices, Industry Information, Shipping to Canada
Why Transborder Fuel Surcharge is Lagging behind the Fall in Fuel Prices
Over the last 12 months, we’ve experienced a dramatic decline in fuel prices for the US DOT National average. A 30% decline in the last 12 months. We often get the question: so why aren’t transborder fuel charges falling so dramatically? Here’s the answer:
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Industry Information
DSN Chemical Transportation Participates at You Be The Chemist Canada
You be the Chemist Canada (YBTC) is an organization developed to inspire youth to pursue a future in the science of chemistry. They frequently hold events and challenges designed to bring more awareness and education about chemistry in general and the chemical industry. They also provide free lesson plans…
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Best Practices, Chemical Transportation, Hazmat Transportation, Industry Information, New DOT Regulations, New FMCSA Regulations
Excepted Quantities Exemption Update in TDG Regulations
On December 31, 2014 Transport Canada amended the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations to include an exemption for “Excepted Quantities”. This article is a summary of the recent update and explains everything you need to know about Excepted Quantities. What You Need to Know About Excepted Quantities: Where to find…
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How Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Affects Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
On February 11, 2015 the Government of Canada published in the Canada Gazette, Part II the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR), which, in addition to the amendments made to the Hazardous Products Act under the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No.1, modified the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) 1988 to incorporate the Globally Harmonized System of…
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Industry Information
Why is the Price of Fuel Dropping?
After many years of rising fuel costs many of us are puzzled at the recent and significant drop in both Gasoline and Diesel Fuel prices over the last 5 months and wonder what’s in store for 2015. This article explores what’s driving this and gives an outlook for 2015. The…
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FMCSA Suspends Enforcement of the 34-hour Restart Provisions that went into Effect July 2013
After 18 months of lost productivity and groaning from the trucking industry about any potential safety benefits of the rule, the FMCSA has suspended enforcement of 49 CFR 395.3 (c) and (d) effective 12:01am December 16, 2014. What Changed? As of July 2013 there were many changes to the Hours…
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