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Canadian Transportation & Logistics - August 2008

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Made in Canada
Wal-Mart Canada's RFID project is a sign the firm has not given up hope on the technology despite its spotty US track record

Fuelling Concern
What's really behind today's unprecedented fuel price spikes and is there any hope for a reprieve in the near future? Transportation Media editorial director Lou Smyrlis recently travelled to British Columbia to host a CITT seminar on fuel price volatility and its impact on all transportation stakeholders. The following is an excerpt from the opening interview with Tony Macerollo, vice-president of public and government affairs with the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute.

FAST off the mark
Our Seventh Annual Shipper's Choice Awards Survey

Motoring past the competition

Rising tide

Maintaining altitude

Fast and thorough

Rail realities

Introducing the Carriers of Choice

Railroaded into action
Captive shippers are trying every strategy in the book to get good rail service. Will a government review yield more concrete solutions?

Taming the beast of climate change
Lakeside Logistics has joined an elite group of companies that can claim to be carbon neutral. But that milestone was by no means the end of the road for Lakeside's journey to positively impact the environment. Find out how this 3PL is working with its staff, carriers, and customers to help reduce the industry's carbon footprint in a big way.

Putting the brakes on contraband
Private trucking fleets asked to help fight crime

A fresh start
Do you suspect there may be a better way to handle certain supply chain functions? It may be time for an RFP

Made in Canada
Wal-Mart Canada's RFID project is a sign the firm has not given up hope on the technology despite its spotty US track record

Fuelling Concern
What's really behind today's unprecedented fuel price spikes and is there any hope for a reprieve in the near future? Transportation Media editorial director Lou Smyrlis recently travelled to British Columbia to host a CITT seminar on fuel price volatility and its impact on all transportation stakeholders. The following is an excerpt from the opening interview with Tony Macerollo, vice-president of public and government affairs with the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute.

FAST off the mark
Our Seventh Annual Shipper's Choice Awards Survey

Motoring past the competition

Rising tide

Maintaining altitude

Fast and thorough

Rail realities

Introducing the Carriers of Choice

Railroaded into action
Captive shippers are trying every strategy in the book to get good rail service. Will a government review yield more concrete solutions?

Taming the beast of climate change
Lakeside Logistics has joined an elite group of companies that can claim to be carbon neutral. But that milestone was by no means the end of the road for Lakeside's journey to positively impact the environment. Find out how this 3PL is working with its staff, carriers, and customers to help reduce the industry's carbon footprint in a big way.

Putting the brakes on contraband
Private trucking fleets asked to help fight crime

A fresh start
Do you suspect there may be a better way to handle certain supply chain functions? It may be time for an RFP


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