In case you missed it, there are new rules and regulations regarding Class 1 driver training and licensing coming to Alberta March 1, 2019. The new rules — which significantly increase the number of training hours required to attain a Class 1 — were consulted on for one week last July. News to you? You’re… Read More
Category: Logistics
Just before 9:30 a.m Tuesday the Saskatoon Fire Department, along with Saskatchewan RCMP, were called to a train derailment on Highway 11 near Wanuskewin Road, just north of Saskatoon, Sask. It’s been conirmed by Saskatoon’s Air Support Unit that 30 cars tipped over or were taken off the CN Rail track. The CN teain was 52-cars… Read More
Fresh off of the initiation of the CPTPP trade deal, Canada’s main access to Asia is under review by the Canadian Transportation Agency. The agency has initiated an investigation into possible freight rail service issues in the Vancouver area sparking speculation on which commodity might be involved. According to a news release, under provisions added to the Canada… Read More
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has determined that both the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) have gone over the allowed grain revenue entitlement for the 2017-18 crop year. By the numbers, CN’s grain revenue of $788,062,078 was $1,047,285 above its entitlement, while CP’s grain revenue of $709,499,416 was $1,500,513 above its… Read More
Gerry Ritz lives by a quiet lake in the northeastern corner of the riding he used to represent in the House of Commons as a Saskatchewan MP and many years as agriculture minister for Stephen Harper. After two decades of life in politics he says his honey-do list is pretty long, but he has very… Read More
The news The Canadian oil and gas sector is getting $1.6 billion in funding from the federal government to support the industry and its workers. The money will be made available through four different initiatives which include: $1 billion in commercial financial support from Export Development Canada to be made available to exporters of all… Read More
G3 Canada Limited announced plans for an added new primary elevator near Morinville, Alberta. Construction of the 42,000 tonne capacity facility will begin shortly, the company says, and is expected to be complete in 2020. G3 Morinville is designed for speed and efficiency, the company says, and will be able to unload trucks in less… Read More
It’s fundamentally understood by most countries around the world that competition is a good thing. It forces countries to be innovative and focused on the competitive factors within its control to be the best they can be as a nation — things like infrastructure, tax and trade policy, and natural resources. Canada has its strengths… Read More
Canadian Pacific (CP) has launched its 8,500-foot High Efficiency Product (HEP) train featuring new, “highly efficient” Canadian-made hopper cars. HEP trains can move approximately 44 per cent more per train than prior generations, the company says. The hopper cars have a capacity 10 per cent greater by weight and 15 percent more volume than the older-model… Read More
In the wake of several high-profile accidents involving semi trucks, Saskatchewan has moved to ensure potential drivers receive more training. On April 6, 2018 sixteen people were killed and 13 injured when a semi-trailer failed to yield at a flashing stop sign and crashed into a bus carrying players and staff of the Humboldt Broncos… Read More