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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Best Practices, Chemical Transportation, Hazmat Transportation
Bulk Chemical Transport Solutions: A Case Study
Transporting chemicals by bulk tank truck requires coordinated logistics. It’s not always about the line haul rate. Here’s a case study of how DSN Chemical Transportation solved a clients ongoing problem with raw material delivery. Background: A Bulk Chemical Transport Problem The client was frequently experiencing late shipments of resin…
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Best Practices, Chemical Transportation, Hazmat Transportation, Industry Information, Shipping to Canada
2 Things You Have to do Start Doing because of Transportation of Dangerous Goods Changes.
This July 2014 the Government of Canada updated some key section of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. This article explains two key things you’re going to have to start doing because of the changes. The Government cited the reason for the updates was to bring Canadian regulations into compliance…
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Chemical Transportation, Hazmat Transportation, Industry Information
Hazmat Transport Quick Reference Guide
People new to chemical transportation often look for a quick reference to make sure they haven’t forgot any of the little details when preparing Transportation of Dangerous Goods shipping paperwork. Here’s a quick guide that’s just for you.
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Industry Information
7 Lessons Learned about Melon Season
Every year at this time logistics managers have an annual meltdown if they move shipment out of areas affected by “Melon Season”. Here are seven lessons to help you cope learned in over 25 seasons from DSN Chemical Transportation.
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Freight Costs, Industry Information
How far on $500 worth of diesel fuel?
Ever wonder how far a truck can travel on $500 worth of fuel and how that has changed over time with the rising cost of fuel? This infographic is a visual representation of approximately how far a truck could travel for the same dollars in fuel over the last decade.
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