At the Petro Canada Service Centre on Hwy 400, the Ontario Trucking Association, Ministry of Transportation, Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Association of Police Chiefs launched a new campaign to report aggressive drivers.

The idea of putting a 12 x 20 decal on trucks, which reads: "HELP Keep Our Workplace Safe – Report Aggressive Motorists, Call Police" may be a great idea.

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"It is ridiculously bureaucratic, unbelievably costly and—arguably—a complete waste of time. What’s more, due to the unaccountable nature of the European Commission (EC), there is no chance that of reforming, let alone repealing, the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation. Unfortunately, though, with pre-registration having started on June 1 and set to end on December 1, REACH is something that industry very much has to live with." (HCB, September 2008)

So, are we ready?

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