NATS Canada

On October 21st, 2020, Canada announced the sixth extension to the closing of the Canada/U.S. border to all unnecessary travel. That was just another layer of challenge put on companies tasked with supply-chain management on both sides of the border. Even though the 8,891 kilometre border is often referred to as the world’s longest and least protected, there are a litany of restrictions that shipping companies, trucking firms and 3PL providers must follow in order to complete   shipping from Canada to the USA . What Can’t You Ship into the USA from Canada. In order to protect themselves and clients from potential litigation at the hands of U.S. authorities, it’s important for cross-border shipping companies to be thoroughly knowledgeable about the goods and materials not allowed into the U.S. Freight shipping companies that don’t follow the rules or get caught breaking them can’t claim ignorance of the law; it’s the duty of responsible cross-border shipping companies to educate the...

The manufacturing of large-scale construction equipment is not an industry available in every country. Vehicular and equipment manufacturing requires incredible technology, appropriate infrastructure, and competent labour. Transporting such large pieces of industrial equipment also takes specialized expertise. It’s why there are very few companies able to handle the logistics involved in national or international   construction equipment transport . How Do You Get a Crawler Crane from One Place to Another? The Liebherr LR 13000 Crawler Crane can hoist the equivalent of 30 blue whales – an approximate load of 3000 tons. Unfortunately, not many transportation options can accommodate such massive construction equipment shipping. Even freight transportation companies that are equipped to handle oversized and heavy loads would have a hard time handling the transportation of a Liebherr crane across the country. Simply put, it presents some challenges. That said, somebody has to do it, an...