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A 2018-model Ford F-150. (Media.ford.com)

Ford recalls two million trucks over seat-belt fire concerns

By GFM Network News September 6, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it would recall two million F-150 pickup trucks in North America to address fire concerns relating to seat belts that have been linked to three serious incidents but no injuries. The second-largest U.S. automaker said it was aware of 17 reports of smoke or fire […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP to chart weekly grain handling performance online

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 14, 2016

Canadian Pacific Railway plans to launch a new weekly “supply chain scorecard” next week, to chart its own performance handling Prairie grain. The Calgary company announced the new program Friday for an online launch Wednesday (Oct. 19), noting the scorecard “will include, when necessary, detailed information on any internal or external factors affecting grain movement” as […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP, Teamsters dispute railway’s staffing obligations

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 5, 2016

Canadian Pacific Railway is refuting claims from one of its employees’ unions that the company is in “violation of the law” over layoffs of track maintenance staff. Calgary-based CP last month announced temporary layoffs effective June 30 affecting about 500 maintenance-of-way crew positions. On Tuesday it cited “business ebbs and flows associated with global markets […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Transport review urges scrapping railway grain revenue cap

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News February 25, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — Ottawa should phase out over seven years its cap on the amount of revenue railways can earn transporting grain, a study for the Canadian government recommended Thursday, a move long urged by railways and opposed by farmers and grain handlers. A review of Canadian transportation laws, aimed at modernizing the system, […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Owen Sound, Baie-Comeau in revamped port sale program

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 24, 2015

Two ports hosting grain terminals are up for sale and possibly divestiture under a new federal program to get out of the port business. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt on Friday announced a new Ports Asset Transfer Program (PATP) to “facilitate the transfer” of port facilities to other owners or levels of government, naming 50 ports […] Read more

Aerial view of Lac-Megantic after the July 2013 derailment and explosion that killed 47 people. (TSB.gc.ca)

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Canada to set new speed limits on dangerous goods trains

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 23, 2015

Updated April 25, 2015 — Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will immediately impose a new speed limit of 65 kilometres per hour for dangerous goods trains moving through urban areas with more than 100,000 people, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Thursday. This is one of many measures the Conservative government has introduced since the July […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Transport Canada seeks CN safety plan after derailments

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 25, 2015

Toronto | Reuters — Regulator Transport Canada has issued a notice to Canadian National Railway (CN) requesting a plan to ensure safety along its main line’s Ruel subdivision, where three trains derailed in fewer than 30 days in February and March, the railway said Wednesday. The notice, given on March 12 but not previously reported, was […] Read more

Machinery

Farmers pulling fuel trailers must comply with additional regulations

Because fuel trailers carry large quantities, producers need to be  aware of their additional legal obligations when pulling them

By Scott Garvey February 3, 2015

With over 3,700 litres of diesel fuel capacity in the largest field fuel and service trailers, transporting that much dangerous cargo (and diesel is a dangerous cargo) is an entirely different ballgame compared to hauling a small slip tank in the back of a pickup truck. The small-amount dangerous cargo exemptions that apply to slip […] Read more

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

GFM Network News

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

Tag Archives Transport Canada

Ford recalls two million trucks over seat-belt fire concerns

CP to chart weekly grain handling performance online

CP, Teamsters dispute railway’s staffing obligations

Transport review urges scrapping railway grain revenue cap

Owen Sound, Baie-Comeau in revamped port sale program

Canada to set new speed limits on dangerous goods trains

Transport Canada seeks CN safety plan after derailments

Farmers pulling fuel trailers must comply with additional regulations

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