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For over 25 years, U.S. shippers have trusted Polaris Transportation to move their freight to Canada. Read more about our seamless border transfers on page 170.
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Out-of-office is the new office. Can the work-from-home boom last? Read the full article
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For the 13th consecutive year, Polaris Transportation has won the Shipper’s Choice award and are celebrating the esteemed higher ranking of Carrier of Choice for 2020 in the LTL category. Polaris has held the Carrier of Choice designation each year since 2012.   Polaris once again exceeded the industry benchmarks across all eight categories set forth by one of Canada’s leading Transportation publications, Inside Logistics. Over 1,500 Canadian shippers, 3PL companies and freight forwarders, rate
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Using automation and machine learning to reduce errors and admin   Polaris Transportation Group, a 25-year-old trucking company that employs 180 people, automated their cross-border freight document processing. This move saved two-to-three hours a day on paperwork and cut errors by 30%. Read the full case study in The Entrepreneurs Network, July Issue - Upgrade.
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Learn how investing in Advanced Technology prior to Covid-19 enabled Polaris to create a virtual office within two days   As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread across the globe and increased safety and security regulations came into place, it became evident which companies were prepared and which were scrambling to keep up. Our investments into the development and utilization of advanced technologies began many years ago and because of this Polaris was able to
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The term “social distancing” was used sparingly before a real-world application came in 2020. Likewise, the transportation and logistics industry seldom heard of a “contactless” or “touchless” freight transaction before now.   In March, when governments began issuing social distancing and shelter-in-place requirements to limit the spread of COVID-19, eliminating paper documents in order entry, billing, payroll and other processes became imperative. The industry needed to safeguard drivers at shipping and receiving locations as well
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There is no playbook for navigating the COVID-19 crisis. Yet, open communication and access to a virtual work place can ease the transition to a remote environment and help ensure that essential freight arrives on time. But what about those who can't work from home? What about the front line drivers? How can trucking companies adjust their operations to ensure that essential freight keeps moving while protecting their workers? According to senior risk consultant at
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‘We focus more on outcomes rather than hours and the current situation has accelerated all that’: CHRO   With many companies becoming virtual overnight due to the COVID-19 crisis, one trucking company used the shift to accelerate technological changes already in the works. “We’re fortunate that we’ve made major investments in technology over the last couple of years,” says Sandy Buik, CHRO at Polaris Transportation in Mississauga, Ont. “We were able to move 85 per
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Recognized for our innovative digital solutions throughout our entire operation including warehousing, transportation and broker divisions which in turn allows us to seamlessly move freight quicker and enhance the customer experience.   For Polaris Transportation Group, innovation drives its industry-leading technological advancements. Each year, it moves approximately 300,000 orders between the United States and Canada, making it the largest independently owned less-than-truckload (LTL) cross-border carrier in Canada, says president Dave Cox. For the past several
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Fortunately, trade continues to flow despite the economies of both countries, not to mention the rest of the world.   In mid-March, the Canada-U.S. border was closed to all non-essential travel as both countries took measures to try and stem the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This border is not only the longest land border in the world, but is also essential, as Canada and the United States are each other’s major trading partners.
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