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Are your cross border shipments packaged or palletized with wood (pallets, crates etc.)? All freight shipping cross border can be subject to inspection. If the wood packaging materials are not properly treated (either heat treated or chemically with methyl bromide) and marked with the appropriate ISPM 15 stamp (pictured above), US Customs may deny your shipment entry at the border. We have experienced this first hand with freight moving into the US from Canada and Alberta.
In the event of denied entry, additional charges incurred as a result of off loading or direct exportation will not be the responsibility of CSA Transportation.
We were also advised that properly marked pallets that are found to have the stamp faded, painted over or defaced may also be denied entry.
At CSA Transportation we will do our best to be proactive in this initiative by conducting spot checks. If our spot checks discover that your product is being shipped on noncompliant foreign pallets we will swap pallets on your behalf at an additional cost. However, CSA will not take responsibility for any charges incurred at the border due to your products being shipped on noncompliant pallets.
CSA does not have any choice in this matter (or any significant insight into why enforcement has been ramped up at this time) but we are doing every thing we can to inform our clients and minimize their exposure to unnecessary charges.
This is a US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) initiative to decrease the risk of importing foreign insects and federal noxious weeds that may reside in wood packaging materials (WPM). US Customs will immediately force the export of noncompliant wood packaging material. This includes material that is incorrectly marked, unmarked, or marked but found to be infested with a live wood-boring pest or seeds. Product found to be shipped on unacceptable pallets also runs the risk of being destroyed.
To read the original press release from 2005 click here.
To download and print an information sheet that you can use to distribute within your organization click here.
For more information about the specific regulation please visit: https://www.ippc.int
CSA is pleased to annouce our first Ship-to-Win promotion a success!
Michelle Ip of Richmond, BC was awarded a celebratory plaque along with the grand prize ticket, a trip for two to the CSA terminal city of her choice. With the current weather in the Vancouver area, she is thinking Los Angeles is the place to be right now!
Thank you to all those that entered. Stay tuned for more promotions from CSA!
Up to date information on new construction, online pickup requests, a prize draw & more. Win a trip to one of our 10 cities!
New California Terminal to Increase Loading Efficiencies and Facilitate Company Growth
October 5, 2011—CSA Transportation has broken ground on a new high-capacity cross-dock facility in Los Angeles, CA. This 45,000-square-foot distribution center will increase loading efficiencies and ensure the smooth handling of the growing volume of freight transported by the Canada/USA trucking company. Located on 4.5 acres, this facility will be equipped with 30 truck-level loading doors, tripling CSA LA’s capacity to serve its clients needs well into the future.
“Our network has grown to offer daily departures between 10 distinct regions and this new hub in Los Angeles will better handle the demands of our clients. This high-capacity facility will maintain CSA’s leadership for freight shipments between Southern California, Canada and the rest of the United States.” said President and CEO Herman Fallick.
The new trucking facility will be fully operational summer 2012.
About CSA Transportation
Founded in 1986, CSA Transportation is a Canada and US trucking company offering highly-competitive freight transportation services for shipments ranging from single pallets (LTL) to full truckloads (TL). A network of distribution centers gives clients the shipping coverage and personalized service they need to keep supply chains moving, customers happy and freight costs low. Visit http://csatransportation.com or call (866) 843-7000 for more information.
Media Contact: Matt Goddyn
LTL Freight Shipping
As part of CSA's trucking service, online tracking is available for freight shipping between Canada and the US, and for truck shipments within Canada.
There are two versions of this system; a quick tracking tool able to search the status of a shipment using just a tracking number, and and full-featured online tracking portal for CSA customers (set up a CSA shipping account today here).
Online Tracking Portal features:
- View a shipment's pickup and delivery status
- Receive email notifications for shipments when they are picked up and delivered.
- Download and print Bills of Lading and POD's
Go to www.csatransportation.com/online-tracking to get started.
*CSA provides trucking services within the USA. Online tracking for US to US freight movements will be available in the near future, please call a distribution centre below to track your domestic US shipment.
Enhanced trucking services are now available for freight shipping between the Southern United States and the rest of Canada and the United States.
CSA's 10th distribution center further strengthens an expanding network of managed regional shipping hubs, giving customers the resources and expertise they need to experience worry-free trucking in Canada and The United States - cross country and cross border.
Call a CSA Transportation expert today for enhanced pricing and schedules for shipping from Dallas, TX, trucking to Dallas, TX, or to and from the American South.
CSA announces a new regional distribution centre in the New York, New Jersey business corridor. Staffed by CSA transportation experts, customers now have an enhanced shipping service to and from the New York region and the rest of Canada and the United States.
Call a CSA Transportation expert today for more details and enhanced pricing for shipping in and out of the region.
CSA has enhanced it's total coverage of Alberta by opening a second location in the province. Regularly scheduled, direct non-stop service began in mid April between Edmonton and all points in Canada and the United States.