Best Practices, Chemical Transportation, Uncategorized
Heat Season: Stress-Free Solutions from DSN
Brisk winds and falling autumn leaves remind us that months of shorter days, longer nights – and much colder temperatures – lie ahead. Here at DSN, it’s also the time when we begin to review the challenges of “Heat Season” with our customers to ensure that your temperature-sensitive freight needs…
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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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Bulk Transportation, Chemical Transportation
Liquid Bulk Transportation: Current Market Challenges
Numerous external factors continue to shrink transportation capacity, particularly for the specialized liquid bulk market and will compromise availability for the foreseeable future. Expansion of the North American Chemical Industry Recovery of the Oil and Gas Industry Introduction of New Government Regulations — ELD Mandate Hurricane Harvey & Hurricane Irma…
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Chemical Transportation
DSN Chemical Transportation Member of NACD
PRESS RELEASE The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) is an international organization representing over 450 chemical distributors and their supply-chain partners. For over 45 years, the NACD has been committed to enhancing and communicating professionalism and control of chemical products while educating the public on safe and secure practices….
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Best Practices, Hazmat Transportation
Are you in Compliance with Transport Canada TDG regulations?
According to Statistics Canada, There were 334 incidents involving dangerous goods that required a report to Transport Canada in 2015. (statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/170203/dq170203c-eng.pdf). Over two-thirds (69.8%) of the incidents occurred in facilities such as terminals or warehouses, while road incidents accounted for just over one-quarter (26.3%). The objective of the Transportation of…
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Best Practices, Chemical Transportation
Entrepreneurial Business Life-Cycle
As demonstrated by the experience of most successful companies, entrepreneurs succeed in building businesses around a superior skill set and special passion for a specific area that they know best. This special knowledge and expertise in that business area position the enterprise on solid grounds for growth and success, nourished…
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Best Practices, Chemical Transportation
New Reporting Requirements for Dangerous Goods Incidents for Road Transport
June 1, 2016 Transport Canada published new rules for reporting dangerous goods incidents. They are fairly complicated detailing when a report needs to be filed, who it needs to be filed with, as well as, an extensive list of information that needs to be included. Overview We’ll do our best…
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Chemical Transportation, Hazmat Transportation
Bulk Truck Brokers Save Time and Money
3PL truck brokers bring efficiency to the trucking market by bringing together freight and carriers and clients so that empty miles and wasted time are reduced. If you ship chemicals you probably wish you had someone to call for difficult liquid or dry bulk shipments that could do the leg…
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Chemical Transportation, Hazmat Transportation, Shipping to Canada
A Better Way to Move Hazardous Chemicals via LTL
Many chemical shippers move hazardous chemicals through traditional LTL channels. While there is nothing legally wrong with that, as long as the carrier is a Hazmat Carrier, there is a better more responsible way to move LTL chemical products.
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Best Practices, Shipping to Canada
What is a Transportation Brokers Bond and Why You Should Know
All transportation brokers are required to have a bond of $75,000 if they do business between Canada and the US or within the US. This is an FMCSA requirement listed in the Federal Register. Previously, only a $10,000 bond was required. Many applaud this increase as a step forward in…
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